Claim · model-written summary
Compost did not change beneficial or harmful soil nematode populations.
- Taxon
- sugarcanee0
- Treatment
- addition of composte0
- Interactor
- soil nematodee0pest
- Outcome
- beneficial or harmful soil nematode populationse0
- Direction
- no impacte0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“The addition of compost had no impact on the levels of heavy metals detected in sugarcane juice or on either the beneficial or harmful soil nematode populations”
Title
Impact of Bedminster compost on sugarcane crops.
D Calcino; AP Hurney; WP Scougall; et al. 2009
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect Compost increased cane and sugar yields over NPK-only control.
- Intervention effect Compost increased soil nitrate nitrogen, total nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper and zinc.
- Intervention effect Compost increased soil pH and organic carbon.
- Intervention effect Compost did not change heavy metals detected in sugarcane juice.