Research Article
Impact of Waste Materials and Organic Amendments on Soil Properties and Vegetative Performance
Table 1
Amendment type, application rates, and application methods.
| Amendment type | Rate and application method |
| Control (topsoil) | 30 m3 topsoil (surface applied, not incorporated, amendment depth approx. 15 cm) | Biosolids + woodash | 20 m3 class B biosolids mixed with wood ash (0.75 : 1) (surface applied, not incorporated, amendment depth approx. 10 cm) | Log yard fines (LYF) + urea fertilizer | 37 m3 log yard fines (<3/4′′) mixed with urea fertilizer (10% v/v) (surface applied, not incorporated, amendment depth approx. 15 cm) | Kiwi Power | Fertile Fibers Plus, Kiwi Power, Strong Hold + Tacker and Atlas Soil Lock (materials were mixed and surface applied by hydroseeder) | Biosolids-based compost | 15 m3 of compost (surface applied, not incorporated, amendment depth approx. 10 cm) | Wood products-based compost | 15 m3 of compost (surface applied, not incorporated, amendment depth approx. 10 cm) | Biosol | 38 kg Biosol Mix (7-2-3) plus 2.3 kg Wood Fiber Mulch (materials were mixed and surface applied by hydroseeder) | Log yard waste (LYW) | 15 m3 of log yard waste (surface applied, not incorporated, amendment depth approx. 10 cm) | Control (fertilizer) | 23 kg of fertilizer (16-16-16) plus tackifier (materials were mixed and surface applied by hydroseeder) |
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