SILVICULTURE APPLICATIONS WITH MSW COMPOST

摘要

Florida trials analyze tree responses and economics of using MSW compost with fertilizer for growth of eucalyptus, cottonwood and cypress species. A THREE-YEAR project at the University of Florida's School of Forest Resources and Conservation addresses the need for economically feasible, practical solutions for applying recycled organics to fast-growing trees. Compost made with municipal solid waste and biosolids at the Sumter County, Florida Organics Recycling Center for Excellence (FORCE) facility was first applied to the forest crops at a research and demonstration study site near Sumterville in 2002-03. The FORCE study was doubled in size by planting over 2,000 trees in four cultural treatments in early 2004. These included plots comparing use of fertilizer, irrigation and/or compost on species including cottonwood, cypress and eucalyptus.