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Dictionary » C » Compost CompostCompost (Science: botany) a mix of different types of organic matter, all of it decaying, such as fallen leaves, bananna peels and/or manure, a mulch. It is used as a fertiliser or to rejuvenate soil. The word can be a noun or verb. ![]()
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Results from our forumMy Microscopes Potential in viewing life... herbs & vegetables using Biological practices. In doing so, I am trying to study the health of my garden soil life and compare to life in my compost piles, soil in my woods, etc. With that said; when I have placed samples on a slide from my compost pile, and even from the soil from under ...
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Brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)I am currently doing a project on landfill biocover. I'll be mixing grass compost and brewer's yeast (spent yeast) together and apply them to landfill to see whether they have the ability to oxidize landfill methane into carbon dioxide as methane is 25 times ...
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Incubation of Soil Fungi... in understanding a bit more of the processes involved in testing and monitoring of Soil Fungi. I am involved in a company looking to augment vermi-compost with biological fungicides and pesticides, in the form of plant-friendly bacteria and fungi. And one of our production quality controls involve ...
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Breeding Oscinella frit/frit fly.... has on their life cycle and behavior. Does anybody have any experience of breeding frit flies? I have collected a dozen or so animals from the compost bin and they are milling about in a sterilized milk bottle with a cotton stopper. They have a small piece of banana and some wet cotton wool ...
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How to extract cellulomonas bacteria and rid the fungi?I'm doing a school project. I'm trying to extract cellulomonas bacteria from compost material, but all that keeps appearing in our medium is lots, and lots of fungi. We have tried enrichment, yet the fungi keeps appearing and we can't isolate the bacteria. Any ...
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