Assessing Microbial Communities of Compost Extracts and Their Effects on Lettuce Growth after Residue Incorporation in Soil

GNC17-250 (project overview)

Project Type: Graduate Student

Funds awarded in 2017: $11,993.00

Projected End Date: 04/05/2019

Grant Recipient: University of Nebraska — Lincoln

Region: North Central

State: Nebraska

Graduate Student:

Mitchell (Ben) Samuelson

Faculty Advisor:

Sam Wortman

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Description:

Presented at the American Society for Horticultural Sciences conference, 2018. This poster outlines results of the greenhouse component of the research into compost extract, as well as a few relevant tests characterizing the various extracts tested.

Type:

Conference/Presentation Material

File:

Download file (PDF)

Authors:

M. Benjamin Samuelson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Rhae Drijber, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Thomas Powers, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Elizabeth Jeske, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Rebecca Higgins, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Samuel Wortman, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Target audiences:

Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers; Consumers

URL:

http://www.soilbiology.tech/ashs-2018-poster/

Ordering info:

Ben Samuelson
samuelsonmb@gmail.com
(512) 789-9279

This product is associated with the project "Assessing microbial communities of aqueous compost extracts and their effects on mulch and crop residue degradation"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.