Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Sustainable fertilizer: Urine and wood ash produce large harvest

Human urine and wood ash appear to make a potent, inexpensive fertilizer combination for boosting the productivity of food crops, scientists say.

(American Chemical Society) Results of the first study evaluating the use of human urine mixed with wood ash as a fertilizer for food crops has found that the combination can be substituted for costly synthetic fertilizers to produce bumper crops of tomatoes without introducing any risk of disease for consumers. The study appears in the current issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication. …

Sustainable fertilizer: Urine and wood ash produce large harvest

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