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FUMIER COMPOST [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
CONT

Composted manure is preferred by many organic vegetable growers because composting reduces potential health and environmental risks of applying raw manure, and the compost contributes to more long-term soil fertility and health.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
CONT

Des échantillons seront prélevés à des intervalles fréquents pour l'azote(N) et le phosphore(P) dans le sol et les plantes. Les taux variables de l'application de fumier de compost mettront à l'épreuve l'incidence de cette modification, selon la pratique dans le système d’étude commerciale, afin de fournir de l'azote et du phosphore aux cultures biologiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
  • Organic Farming
DEF

A type of indoor composting that uses a special kind of worm, called red wigglers, to break down organic waste, producing a rich, sweet-smelling compost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
  • Agriculture biologique
DEF

Méthode de compostage pratiquée à l'intérieur qui fait appel à un ver de terre appelé ver rouge du fumier pour la décomposition de déchets organiques en vue de produire un compost riche et dégageant une agréable odeur.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
DEF

... a relatively fast and low-odor biological process where organic matter is broken down by bacteria and fungi to produce a dark-colored humus, carbon-dioxide, water and heat as the main end products.

OBS

The material heats naturally during the process and reaches temperatures ranging between 120 and 160°F.

Key term(s)
  • manure composting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
DEF

[...] procédé biologique relativement rapide, émettant peu d’odeurs, au cours duquel la matière organique est décomposée par les bactéries et les champignons pour produire en fin de réaction un humus de couleur foncée, de l’anhydride carbonique, de l’eau et de la chaleur.

OBS

La substance s’échauffe naturellement durant le procédé et atteint des températures variant de 120 à 160 °F.

Spanish

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