Compost

2. Presentation on
Compost
By
Adil Zia And M. Hasnain
Department of agronomy
Subject Organic Farming
The university of agriculture,
Amir Muhammad khan campus
mardan

3. Agenda of presentation
 History of compost
 Compost and composting
 Importance of compost
 Element essential for making compost
 Things not included in compost

4. Compost

5. Compost through History
 Roman and Greek used compost.
 Many of American farmer used
compost.
 Rapid composting technique develop
in 1950-1960s.
 “Don’t spread the compost on the
weed, to make them ranker”.
( William
Shakespeare )

6. compost and composting
 Organic material from decomposition
of carbon ( dried leaves) , nitrogen (
food scarp).
 Composting is a process of producing
compost through aerobic
decomposition of biodegradable
organic matter.
 Compost as a result of composting
process used farm and garden by
farmer to improve soil fertility.

7. Why compost !!
 Provide nutrient
 Improve soil structure, soil texture etc.
 Reduced yard waste going to land fill.
 Organic matter provide food for soil
microorganism .
 Improve soil fertility
 Reduced waste stream.
 Improve productivity and
and income of farmer.

8. What goes in your compost …
 Carbon : Dried leaves , straw
 Nitrogen : Food Scarps
 Water : Moisture
 Oxygen : Microorganisms.

9. Avoid Few thing !!
 Diseased plants or plants infested with
insects
 Weeds that spread by root or runner or
weeds with seeds
 Painted or treated wood
 Meats
 Bones and shells
 Dog and cat pet waste
 Compostable plastics
 Vacuum cleaner bags

10. Players ( organisms involved )
 The main players are :
 Bacteria
 Actinomycetes
 Fungi

11. One teaspoon of good garden soil
to which compost has been added
contains
• 100 million bacteria
• 800 feet of fungal threads