Effect of organic amendment derived from co-composting of chicken slurry and rice straw on reducing nitrogen loss from urea

Co-composting of chicken slurry and rice straw with clinoptilolite zeolite and urea as additives was conducted to determine the characteristics of a compost and their effects on controlling ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3−) losses from urea. Quality of the compost was assessed based on temperature,...

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Main Authors: Omar, Latifah, Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Nik Majid, Nik Muhamad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54038/1/Effect%20of%20organic%20amendment%20derived%20from%20co-composting%20of%20chicken%20slurry%20and%20rice%20straw%20on%20reducing%20nitrogen%20loss%20from%20urea.pdf