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Producing high quality horticultural growing media through the retention of plant structure in composted food-processing waste
Reference
BBS/E/F/00041831
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Keith Waldron
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department
Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
34,052
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/10/2004
End date
31/03/2006
Duration
18 months
Abstract
The project seeks to identify means to control the composting process in order to develop high quality growing media for the horticultural industry. This will involve studying the microbiology, biochemistry, structure, water and other physical properties of plant tissues derived from food processing activities during composting.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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