@inbook {40751,
	title = {Ecological Intensification Through Nutrient Recycling and Composting in Organic Farming.},
	booktitle = {Composting for Sustainable Agriculture},
	year = {2014},
	publisher = {Springer },
	organization = {Springer },
	abstract = {<p>In ~ organic ~ agriculture ~ fertilizers ~ are ~ permitted ~ in ~ organic ~ forms, ~ as defined ~ by ~ regulation. ~ Mineralization ~ of ~ organic ~ fertilizers ~ is ~ a ~ biological ~ decomposition ~ that ~ release ~ plants{\textquoteright} ~ available ~ nutrients;; ~ hence ~ soil ~ microbial ~ communities  are ~ vital ~ in ~ the ~ organic ~ cropping ~ systems. ~ Composting ~ microorganisms ~ can ~ work ~ for ~ the ~ farmer{\textquoteright}s ~ benefit ~ recycling ~ agricultural ~ organic ~ wastes ~ into ~ materials ~ that ~ contribute ~ to ~ healthy ~ and ~ biologically ~ active ~ soil. ~ Composting ~ process ~ has ~ been ~ deeply ~described ~to ~highlight ~the ~link ~among ~starting ~mixture, ~process ~factors ~and ~final ~resulting ~compost. ~Composting ~and ~crop ~residues ~incorporation ~are ~fundamental ~to ~recycle ~resources ~at ~farm ~level ~to ~improve ~the ~nutrients ~use ~efficiency ~and ~to decrease ~the ~off--farm ~input ~needs. ~In ~the ~organic ~farming ~a ~balanced ~combination ~of compost ~application ~and ~crop ~residues ~incorporation ~increases ~the ~microbial ~carbon use ~ efficiency, ~ which ~ regulates ~ the ~ soil ~ organic ~ matter ~ decomposition ~ and ~ nutrients ~mineralization ~resulting ~both ~to ~increase ~the ~yield ~and ~to ~decrease ~the ~negative impact ~on ~the ~environment.</p>
},
	url = {http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-08004-8_1},
	attachments = {https://scholar.cu.edu.eg/sites/default/files/hamada/files/chapter.pdf},
	author = {F.G. Ceglie and H.M. Abdelrahman}
}
