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Compost is a natural-born killer


Compost is a natural-born killer
Garden compost can sometimes eliminate plant disease, according to researcher Dennis Pitt. Studying diseases of important crops in southwest England, Pitt's team mixed cultures of disease organisms into soil, adding different types of compost, and then grew various crop plants. This work showed a significant reduction in plant disease. Organisms in compost act in several different ways to help suppress the growth of disease-causing bacteria and fungi.
21 SEPTEMBER 1996, P. 25
New Scientist
21 SEPTEMBER 1996, P. 25

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