Table 6 Selected properties of the tested composts.
From: Occurrence of plant hormones in composts made from organic fraction of agri-food industry waste
Type of tested composts | pH | TS | VS | Carbon | Nitrogen | Phosphorus | Potassium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | (%) | (%) | (% dw) | (% dw) | (% dw) | (% dw) | |
Garden compost | 6.8 ± 0.28 | 32 ± 1.21 | 61 ± 2.56 | 7.2 ± 0.67 | 1.8 ± 0.08 | 0.9 ± 0.04 | 0.4 ± 0.02 |
Compost from agricultural and food processing residues (1) | 6.1 ± 0.22 | 34 ± 1.14 | 57 ± 3.06 | 6.9 ± 1.42 | 1.5 ± 0.06 | 0.9 ± 0.08 | 0.5 ± 0.04 |
Compost from agricultural and food processing residues (2) | 6.7 ± 0.25 | 29 ± 1.32 | 58 ± 3.14 | 7.3 ± 0.89 | 1.9 ± 0.04 | 1.2 ± 0.11 | 0.8 ± 0.03 |
Organic compost | 5.9 ± 0.23 | 33 ± 1.25 | 63 ± 3.77 | 6.4 ± 1.25 | 1.4 ± 0.10 | 0.4 ± 0.06 | 0.6 ± 0.04 |
Organic compost-pellets | 6.4 ± 0.27 | 29 ± 1.47 | 64 ± 4.85 | 6.2 ± 0.76 | 1.2 ± 0.92 | 0.8 ± 0.03 | 0.4 ± 0.01 |
Biohumus extract | 5.6 ± 0.24 | 18 ± 1.05 | 58 ± 5.77 | 7.4 ± 1.63 | 0.6 ± 0.05 | 0.1 ± 0.04 | 0.1 ± 0.03 |
