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{"title":"Evaluation of Fresh Mushroom Compost in a Field Corn Production System","authors":"Phillip S Coles, Galina Nogin, M. Fidanza, G. Roth","doi":"10.1080/1065657x.2020.1749184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657x.2020.1749184","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Commercial mushroom producers are continually looking for new substrate raw material sources and pathways to dispose of mushroom compost (formerly called “spent mushroom substrate”) after crop completion. A relatively new material used in the mushroom industry is corn stover, but supplies are somewhat limited. Corn farmers are often reluctant to remove stover from fields because of nutrient loss and possible soil erosion due to reduced soil protection, however, mushroom compost may be a potential substitute for stover. This field study evaluated the potential to improve corn crop yield and soil quality through stover removal coupled with the soil surface application of fresh mushroom compost. Stover was removed in amounts of 0, 70, and 100% and replaced with fresh mushroom compost at rates of 0, 5, 10, 20, and 40 tons per acre to find an optimal rate for both, and to provide a rationale to replace stover with mushroom compost in order to generate additional income for corn farmers, and increase substrate component availability and mushroom compost disposal alternatives, to the mushroom industry. The results showed that corn stover removal did not influence corn yield, but an increase in corn yield trend was observed with the application of an increasing amounts ≥ 20 tons fresh mushroom compost per acre. Analysis of soil parameters, at 0-2 inch and 2-8 inch rootzone depths, at the start of the field study compared to approximately one year later were mostly inconclusive. Of note, the addition of ≥ 5 tons fresh mushroom compost per acre resulted in an increase in soil pH at 0-2 inch depth.","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"28 1","pages":"76 - 86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1065657x.2020.1749184","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44818853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Organic Degradation and Potential Microbial Function in a 15-Day Sewage Sludge Biodrying","authors":"Yangcai Wang, Sheng-Wei Zheng, D. Gao, L. Cai","doi":"10.1080/1065657X.2020.1749183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2020.1749183","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract To meet the challenge of increased sludge generation, shortening of biodrying periods are required. This study assesses a shortened sewage sludge biodrying period of 15 days. The fundamental physicochemical properties of samples from different phases were determined, the functional groups were identified using infrared spectroscopy and the biodrying associated microbial functions were annotated against gene databases. After a 15-day biodrying period, the moisture content, readily degradable carbohydrate, lignocellulose and protein levels were significantly reduced. The distinct attenuation of peaks identified by infrared spectroscopy, indicates that the degradation of most lipids, proteins and polysaccharides in the biodrying matrix had reached equilibration on Day 15 and following this biosynthesis may result in an increased polysaccharide content. However, the biodrying matrix on Day 20 was only partially matured. Firmicutes, Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria were the most ecologically dominant phyla. These ecologically dominant microorganisms were also functionally dominant in biodrying associated metabolic pathways (glycolysis, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, starch and sucrose metabolism), as well as containing carbohydrate-active enzyme families. The modified 15-day biodrying period reduced the treatment time and achieved a competent biodrying result without increasing the operating costs. The 15-day treatment would increase the rate of existing systems or decrease the capital cost of new systems.","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"28 1","pages":"49 - 57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1065657X.2020.1749183","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42676551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Labile Carbon Affects Fecundity of Omodeoscolex divergens and Eudrilus eugeniae under Pure and Mixed Culture Vermicomposting","authors":"Micah Martin, G. Eudoxie, G. Gouveia","doi":"10.1080/1065657X.2020.1727788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2020.1727788","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Detergent fiber analysis was used to fractionate carbon (C) into hemicellulose (degradable carbon) and cellulose and lignin (recalcitrant carbon) for cattle manure (CM), neem leaves (NL), corn stover (CS), and lawn clipping (LC) to investigate the effects of C quality on vermicomposting. A factorial design having five C sources (CM, CM + NL, CS, CS + NL, and LC) and two earthworm species (Eudrilus eugeniae (EE) and Omodeoscolex divergens (OD)) was studied under pure and mixed culture vermicomposting. Earthworm fecundity, biomass, and vermicompost quality were measured. The combination of culture and C source was significant (p < 0.05) for all fecundity and biomass variables. CM and CM + NL were mainly associated with increased responses. Change in population was > tenfold for EE and OD reared on CM. Percentage change in biomass increased up to 200% for OD and EE when fed CM and CM + NL. Contrastingly, decreases or no changes in fecundity and biomass parameters were associated with CS and CS + NL. The NL combinations resulted in lower responses in fecundity and biomass; however, earthworms favored CM + NL over CS + NL. OD was highest (p < 0.05) amongst cultures for LC. The mixed culture response was generally low for parameters measured. Vermicompost C/N ratio decreased from initial carbon source values except for LC. O. divergens vermi-converted carbon sources of varying C quality, producing distinct vermicompost in the process.","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"28 1","pages":"1 - 15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1065657X.2020.1727788","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48120867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Utilization of Bio-Municipal Solid Waste Improves Saline-Sodic Soils and Crop Productivity in Rice-Wheat","authors":"G. Zaman, B. Murtaza, M. Imran, M. Shahid, G. M. Shah, M. Amjad, M. Naeem, M. Mubeen, G. Murtaza","doi":"10.1080/1065657X.2019.1709106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2019.1709106","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Solid waste management and soil degradation are the two main issues faced by the developing countries. The present study is the first effort to use bio-municipal solid waste (MSW) for the amelioration of saline-sodic soils of Pakistan. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of MSW, farm yard manure (FM) and gypsum application on nitrate leaching, soil physicochemical characteristics and crop productivity under rice-wheat cropping system. The MSW was aerobically composted alone (MSW compost) or with FM (MSW_manure compost) or buried underground in lined pit for anaerobic decomposition (buried MSW) . Maximum nitrate leaching was observed during rice (84.91 mg L−1) and wheat (46.18 mg L−1) with buried MSW as compared with control treatment. Results showed that buried MSW significantly (p < 0.05) lowered the soil pHs (-5.6%), electrical conductivity (-38.8%), calcium carbonate (-45.8%), and sodium adsorption ratio (-51.4%) and significantly increased the organic matter (86.3%) and cation exchange capacity (31.50%) as compared with control treatment. Path analysis showed the highest direct path coefficient during rice and the lowest one during wheat. Soil amelioration with organic amendments was further confirmed with multivariate analysis. This study has proved that buried MSW can be used as an effective solution for MSW disposal thereby improving soil physicochemical properties and crop productivity from saline-sodic soil.","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"28 1","pages":"16 - 27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1065657X.2019.1709106","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49650604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Comparative Study of the Reproductive and the Vermicomposting Ability of Three Generations of Epigeic and Anecic Earthworms When Subjected to a Toxic Weed (Ipomoea) as the Sole Feed","authors":"S. A. Abbasi, P. Patnaik, Tabassum- Abbasi, Channgam Khamrang, Tasneem Abbasi","doi":"10.1080/1065657X.2019.1709918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2019.1709918","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Recent studies by these authors have shown that the toxic and allalopathic weed ipomoea (Ipomoea carnea), gets transformed into benign organic fertilizer when subjected to vermicomposting. To derive benefit from this finding, it is necessary that a process should be made available for uninterrupted and efficient conversion of ipomoea into vermicompost. The present study has been done toward development of such a process, based on the concept of high-rate vermicomposting. It explores the relative ability to vermicompost ipomoea, and to reproduce in ipomoea-fed vermireactors, of successive generations of four species of earthworms — born and raised in ipomoea-fed vermireactors — in comparison to the first generation which had been raised to adulthood on cow-dung. Three epigeic species Eisenia andrei, Peryonix sansibaricus, Lumbricus rubillus, and one anecic Drawida willsi were explored for the purpose. The results, obtained over 480 days of uninterrupted reactor operation, show that the first generation of all four species of earthworms was slow to adapt to the ipomoea feed and took about 40 days to produce consistent quantities of vermicast. The second and the third generations didn’t need this adaptation and each generated vermicompost at significantly faster rates than it’s previous generation. Overall, the third generation of E. andrei, P. sansibaricus, L. rubellus and D. willsi produced 40, 41, 28, and 26% more vermicast, respectively, than the pioneers of the corresponding species. Similar trend was seen in fecundity as well. Each new generation produced more juveniles and cocoons than the previous generation, the increase being statistically significant at ≥ 95% confidence level. The findings reveal that earthworms can be made to adapt to ipomoea as their sole feed and the earthworm generations born and raised in ipomoea-fed vermireactors display significantly greater vermicomposting ability as well on fecundity than the earthworms which had been cultured on animal manure.","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"28 1","pages":"28 - 35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1065657X.2019.1709918","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49120670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exhaust Gas Concentrations and Elemental Losses from a Composting Drum Treating Horse Manure","authors":"A. Løes, R. Khalil, Kirsty McKinnon","doi":"10.1080/1065657X.2020.1749182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2020.1749182","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A farm scale composting drum was used to study exhaust gases from horse manure, and from horse manure mixed with tomato plant residues (TPR) with a lower C/N ratio. To study whether this addition increased gaseous losses of nitrogen (N) and sulphur (S), selected gas compounds of carbon (C) and N, and sulphur dioxide (SO2), were measured on three dates by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). From the gas production in the drum (g per kg wet substrate), and the content of C, N and S in substrates, elemental losses of C, N and S were assessed. Temperatures in the substrate inside the drum reached 55–60 °C. The production of methane (CH4) increased when the mean retention time increased from about 2 to 6.3 days. Replacing 50% of the substrate weight by TPR slightly increased the production of NH3, but not of N2O, NO2 or SO2. We did not find increased losses of C, N or S after addition of TPR, but the production of NH3 and SO2 fluctuated much more. The mean production of nitrous oxide (N2O) and CH4 comprised 15 g CO2 equivalents per kg wet substrate, ranging from 8 to 27. Nitrous oxide comprised 80–90%. Over three gas measurements, drum treatment reduced the C content in wet substrate by 7–10%, the N content by about 2% and the S content by 0.2–1%.","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"28 1","pages":"36 - 48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1065657X.2020.1749182","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45096551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Opposing Age-Related Trends in Absolute and Relative Risk of Adverse Health Outcomes Associated With Out-of-Office Blood Pressure.","authors":"Yan Li, Lutgarde Thijs, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Kei Asayama, Tine W Hansen, José Boggia, Kristina Björklund-Bodegård, Wen-Yi Yang, Teemu J Niiranen, Angeliki Ntineri, Fang-Fei Wei, Masahiro Kikuya, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Eamon Dolan, Atsushi Hozawa, Ichiro Tsuji, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Qi-Fang Huang, Jesus D Melgarejo, Valérie Tikhonoff, Sofia Malyutina, Edoardo Casiglia, Yuri Nikitin, Lars Lind, Edgardo Sandoya, Lucas Aparicio, Jessica Barochiner, Natasza Gilis-Malinowska, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Gladys E Maestre, Antti M Jula, Jouni K Johansson, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Jan Filipovský, George Stergiou, Ji-Guang Wang, Yutaka Imai, Eoin O'Brien, Jan A Staessen","doi":"10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.12958","DOIUrl":"10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.12958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Participant-level meta-analyses assessed the age-specific relevance of office blood pressure to cardiovascular complications, but this information is lacking for out-of-office blood pressure. At baseline, daytime ambulatory (n=12 624) or home (n=5297) blood pressure were measured in 17 921 participants (51.3% women; mean age, 54.2 years) from 17 population cohorts. Subsequently, mortality and cardiovascular events were recorded. Using multivariable Cox regression, floating absolute risk was computed across 4 age bands (≤60, 61-70, 71-80, and >80 years). Over 236 491 person-years, 3855 people died and 2942 cardiovascular events occurred. From levels as low as 110/65 mm Hg, risk log-linearly increased with higher out-of-office systolic/diastolic blood pressure. From the youngest to the oldest age group, rates expressed per 1000 person-years increased (<i>P</i><0.001) from 4.4 (95% CI, 4.0-4.7) to 86.3 (76.1-96.5) for all-cause mortality and from 4.1 (3.9-4.6) to 59.8 (51.0-68.7) for cardiovascular events, whereas hazard ratios per 20-mm Hg increment in systolic out-of-office blood pressure decreased (<i>P</i>≤0.0033) from 1.42 (1.19-1.69) to 1.09 (1.05-1.12) and from 1.70 (1.51-1.92) to 1.12 (1.07-1.17), respectively. These age-related trends were similar for out-of-office diastolic pressure and were generally consistent in both sexes and across ethnicities. In conclusion, adverse outcomes were directly associated with out-of-office blood pressure in adults. At young age, the absolute risk associated with out-of-office blood pressure was low, but relative risk high, whereas with advancing age relative risk decreased and absolute risk increased. These observations highlight the need of a lifecourse approach for the management of hypertension.</p>","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"5 1","pages":"1333-1342"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6854319/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81768970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association of Cyberbullying Involvement With Subsequent Substance Use Among Adolescents.","authors":"Yoewon Yoon, Jungeun Olivia Lee, Junhan Cho, Mariel S Bello, Rubin Khoddam, Nathaniel R Riggs, Adam M Leventhal","doi":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.05.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Adolescent involvement in cyberbullying is common and involves several roles (witness, perpetrator, or victim). Whether different cyberbullying roles are differentially associated with substance use is unknown. The present study examined the associations of adolescent cyberbullying involvement with use and polyuse of various substances.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A longitudinal cohort of students in Los Angeles, California (N = 2,768) completed surveys at baseline (10th grade, 2014, mean age = 15.5 years) and 12-month follow-up (11th grade, 2015). Five mutually exclusive cyberbullying roles were identified at baseline-no involvement; witness only; witness and victim; witness and perpetrator; and witness, victim, and perpetrator. Past 6-month use of nine substances and poly-use of multiple substances were assessed at baseline and follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most students (52.2%) were involved in >1 cyberbullying roles. Relative to no involvement, all cyberbullying roles, including witnessing only, were associated with increased odds of using most substances and polysubstance use at follow-up, after adjusting for sociodemographics and baseline substance use (odds ratios: 1.44 [95% confidence interval: 1.18-1.76] to 5.24 [2.73-10.05]). Relative to the witness-only role, students involved in all three roles were at greater odds of using several substances at follow-up (odds ratios: 1.47 [95% confidence interval: 1.05-2.05] to 2.96 [1.60-5.50]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Cyberbullying involvement, even witnessing, may be associated with future substance use in adolescence. All cyberbullying roles warrant consideration in understanding and preventing youth substance use.</p>","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"3 1","pages":"613-620"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6814523/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81766413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optimizing Heat Extraction from Compost","authors":"K. Nwanze, O. G. Clark","doi":"10.1080/1065657X.2019.1686443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2019.1686443","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The need for renewable sources of energy has fueled interest in harvesting the heat produced by composting. Pilot-scale compost reactors were built with in-vessel heat exchangers to test the effect of heat extraction on the composting process. Water was passed through copper tubes embedded in the compost-filled barrels and the temperatures of the compost and the inlet and outlet water were monitored. More heat could be extracted with higher water flow rates. Compost temperatures were especially sensitive to the water flow rate during the thermophilic stage. The data from this experiment was then used to update a computational model of the composting process. COMSOL Multiphysics™ (v. 5.2, COMSOL AB, Stockholm, Sweden) was used to create a three-dimensional, finite-element simulation of mass and energy balances in the compost barrels. The model was validated against empirical data from the experiment. Simulated and empirical data were in general agreement from the start of composting until peak thermophilic temperatures, at which point they diverged, likely due to inappropriate heat transfer boundary conditions in the model. This work is a step in the development of empirically validated computational tools for the optimal design of compost heat extraction systems.","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"27 1","pages":"217 - 226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1065657X.2019.1686443","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44054082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Grape Fruit Waste Compost as a Nursery Substrate Ingredient for High-Quality Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Seedlings Production","authors":"Y. Bayoumi, A. El-Henawy, K. Abdelaal, N. Elhawat","doi":"10.1080/1065657X.2019.1682086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2019.1682086","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Greenhouse experiments were conducted to evaluate the utilization of compost derived from grape fruit waste (GFW) as an ingredient in nursery substrates for germination and development of cucumber. A randomized complete block design was used with thirteen treatments (S1-S13) encompassing 100% composted GFW, 60% GFW + 40% poultry manure including hardwood sawdust, 80% GFW + 20% broad bean straw, 80% GFW + 20% poultry manure including wheat straw, 50% coco peat + 50% vermiculite (as a control) and different combination of GFW-based composts with either coco peat or vermiculite. The resulted illustrated that GFW mixed with broad bean straw and poultry manure regardless of its source improved the chemical properties of composted GFW. Composts of GFW were even richer in nutrients, i.e., N, P, K, organic matter, soluble cations and anions and C/N ratio than control (50% coco peat + 50% vermiculite) except pH and electrical conductivity (EC), which was lower. Concentration of Cu, Fe, Cd and Pb were significantly lower in GFW composts than control substrate; while total phenolic content was significantly the highest in single compost of GFW. Mixing GFW composts with either vermiculite or coco peat (at 1:1 ratio by volume) was optimal for seed germination and seedling growth parameters; those combined substrates showed the highest FGP, CGRI, survival rate, and growth parameters in most cases. The negative effects of singly GFW compost can be removed or improved by mixing it with coco peat or vermiculite, so seed germination, seedling growth and survival rate significantly enhanced with mixing GFW-compost with coco peat or vermiculite substrates at ratio of 1:1. These recycled wastes are low cost products that can be usefully used in horticultural nurseries on a commercial scale. Highlights Grape fruit waste compost had similar chemical properties to coco peat and vermiculite mixture Grape fruit waste compost had the highest total phenolic content Replacing coco peat or vermiculite by GFW compost enhanced seed germination of cucumber Mixing GFW compost with either coco peat or vermiculite improved seedling development of cucumber Replacing coco peat or vermiculite by GFW compost reduced the cost by 50%","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"27 1","pages":"205 - 216"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1065657X.2019.1682086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45685095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}