Composts
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001451
Organic residues, or a mixture of organic residues and soil, which have been piled, moistened, and allowed to undergo biological decomposition for use as a fertilizer.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001451 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Farms, Agricultural Production Systems |
| References | Agriculture Fact Book, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Organic fertilizers; Carbon nitrogen ratio; Composting; Top dressings; Mushroom compost; Biosolids composts; Compost extracts; Compost quality; Composted manure; Food residuals composts; MSW composts; Vermicomposts; Yard waste composts; Biocomposts |
| Translations | Spanish: compostes |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001451",
"term": "Composts",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Organic residues, or a mixture of organic residues and soil, which have been piled, moistened, and allowed to undergo biological decomposition for use as a fertilizer.",
"subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
"see_also": [
"organic fertilizers",
"carbon nitrogen ratio",
"composting",
"top dressings",
"mushroom compost",
"biosolids composts",
"compost extracts",
"compost quality",
"composted manure",
"food residuals composts",
"MSW composts",
"vermicomposts",
"yard waste composts",
"biocomposts"
],
"references": [
"Agriculture Fact Book, USDA",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "compostes"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/composts/"
}
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