CRÉ - Composting Association of Ireland TEO
 

THE FIELD TRIP

Limited availability, please confirm if you wish to attend. 
A short guided tour of the crop trial will be provided.


Waste Resource Action Programme (WRAP) has funded OCAE Consultants to conduct a 
research crop trial titled “Investigations into the Performance of Green Waste Compost in a 
Winter Wheat Fertiliser Program”. 

The objectives of the trial are as follows:

  • To evaluate the fertiliser value of compost at varied application rates, relative to conventional fertilisers and organic manure on Winter Wheat;

  • To evaluate the effects of compost application on crop characteristics & physiology; and

  • To evaluate the effects of compost application on soil structural characteristics. 

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