Respiration and enzymatic activities as indicators of stabilization of sewage sludge composting

Enriched cocoa pod composts and their fertilizing effects on hybrid cocoa seedlings

“…Composting mixtures were turned once in *10 days (on composting days 11, 16, 28, 32, 44, 53, 61, 70, 80 and 90). The turning frequency was chosen according to Nikaeen et al (2015). Turning of compost materials gives the benefit of forcing aeration, homogenizing materials and adjusting water content.…”

Dynamics of bacterial and eukaryotic community associated with stability during vermicomposting of pelletized dewatered sludge

“…It is well known that a large variety of parameters were adopt for the assessment of stability from different viewpoints, rather than single parameters (Nikaeen et al, 2015). So for, representative physiochemical properties combined with microbial activity/numbers (Nikaeen et al, 2015;Castillo et al, 2013;Sen and Chandra, 2009;Huang et al, 2014;Fu et al, 2015) were often chosen for the comprehensive assessment of composting/vermicomposting stability. However, the available method through combining microbial activity, number and community for the evaluation of vermicomposting stability is limited.…”

Selection of maturity indices for compost derived from grape pomace

“…For the second season, the application of MI indicated that treatments reached the maturity after 240 days of composting, with significant differences with respect to the non-mature treatment (p<0.05) (Nikaeen et al, 2015). Moreover, final products were characterized by having pH 7.9, organic matter= 49%, C/N=12.8, electrical conductivity= 3.35 dS/m, germination index=92%, fecal coliform= 327 NMP/g, NH 4 -N/NO 3 -N=2.85.…”