?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Study+and+assessment+of+compost+of+different+organic+mixtures+and+effect+of+organic+compost+tea+on+plant+diseases&rft.creator=Zna%C3%83%C2%AFdi%2C+Akram&rft.creator=Daami%2C+Megda&rft.creator=Ben+Kheder%2C+Mohamed&rft.creator=Mahjoub%2C+Mohamed&rft.subject=+Composting+and+manuring&rft.description=Four+compost+treatments+representing+different+organic+mixtures+were+studied%3A+%0D%0A-+Treatment+T1%3A+100%25+cattle+manure+%0D%0A-+Treatment+T2%3A+80%25+cattle+manure+and+20%25+sheep+manure+%0D%0A-+Treatment+T3%3A+70%25+cattle+manure%2C+20%25+sheep+manure+and+10%25+poultry+%0D%0Amanure.+%0D%0A-+Treatment+T4%3A+50%25+cattle+manure%2C+20%25+sheep+manure%2C+20%25+poultry+manure+%0D%0Aand+10%25+crushed+wheat+straw.+%0D%0AThe+results+showed+that+the+temperature+was+higher+for+the+4th+treatment+which+%0D%0Awas+richer+in+carbon+than+the+other+treatments.+%0D%0AThe+initial+alkaline+pH+decreases+for+all+treatments+and+approaches+neutrality+%0D%0Aat+the+end+of+composting+process%2C+essentially+for+the+first+treatment.+There+is+also+a+%0D%0Adecrease+in+the+carbon+%2F+nitrogen+ratio.+%0D%0AAt+the+maturity+stage%2C+a+compost+tea+was+prepared+from+different+composts+%0D%0Aafter+five+days+extraction+period.+The+four+compost+teas+were+tested+on+different+plant+%0D%0Apathogens%3A+Fusarium+roseum+var+sambucinum%2C+Fusarium+oxysporum%2C+Fusarium+%0D%0Aoxysporum%2C+Fusarium+solani+var+coeruleum%2C+Phytophtora+erythroseptica+and+%0D%0ARhizoctonia+solani.+All+the+treatments+were+efficient+against+these+pathogens+and+%0D%0Aespecially+the+4th+treatment+which+considerably+reduces+also+the+dry+rot+of+Fusarium+%0D%0Asolani+in+potato+tubers+during+storage.+This+is+considered+an+important+result+since+%0D%0AFusarium+solani+seems+to+be+the+most+important+pathogen+in+Tunisian+soils.+%0D%0AOur+studies+should+be+carried+out+in+order+to+determine+the+better+combination+%0D%0Aof+organic+mixtures%2C+the+better+method+of+compost+tea+extraction+(aerobic+or+%0D%0Aanaerobic)%2C+the+optimal+period+of+extraction+and+doses+to+be+used.%0D%0A&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Working+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F3079%2F1%2FStudy_and_assessment_of_compost_of_different_organic_mixtures_and_effects_of_organic_compost_tea_on_plant_diseases.pdf&rft.identifier=Zna%C3%83%C2%AFdi%2C+Akram%3B+Daami%2C+Megda%3B+Ben+Kheder%2C+Mohamed+and+Mahjoub%2C+Mohamed+(2002)+Study+and+assessment+of+compost+of+different+organic+mixtures+and+effect+of+organic+compost+tea+on+plant+diseases.+Working+paper%2C+Technical+Center+of+Organic+Agriculture.+[+Unpublished%2C+]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F3079%2F