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<onlyinclude>'''Compost''' is an organic product consisting of a mixture of ingredients used to mulch, fertilise and improve the soil. Compost is commonly prepared by decomposing plant and food waste via a [[composting]] process to recycle the organic materials. Compost is used to improve the soil fertility in gardens, landscaping, horticulture, urban agriculture and organic farming.</onlyinclude> | <onlyinclude>'''Compost''' is an organic product consisting of a mixture of ingredients used to mulch, fertilise and improve the soil. Compost is commonly prepared by decomposing plant and food waste via a [[composting]] process to recycle the organic materials. Compost is used to improve the soil fertility in gardens, landscaping, horticulture, urban agriculture and organic farming.</onlyinclude> | ||
== Digestate == | |||
'''Digestate''' is the material remaining after the [[anaerobic digestion]] of a [[biodegradable]] [[feedstock]]. Anaerobic digestion produces two main products: digestate and [[biogas]]. Digestate is produced both by [[acidogenesis]] and [[methanogenesis]] and each has different characteristics. The primary use of digestate is as a [[soil conditioner]]. Acidogenic digestate provides moisture retention and organic content for soils thatcan break down further, aerobically in soil. Methanogenic digestate provides nutrients for plant growth. It can also be used to protect soils against erosion. | |||
Liquid digestae wa proven to boost bacterial life in soil for home gardening. The Ddigestates application to the irrigation water reduced bacterial diversity within 24–48 h and selectively and significantly stimulated beneficial resident host-associated microorganisms (''Pseudomonas putida'').<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Two Food Waste By-Products Selectively Stimulate Beneficial Resident Citrus Host-Associated Microbes in a Zero-Runoff Indoor Plant Production System|year=2020-12-14|author=Deborah Pagliaccia, Sohrab Bodaghi, Xingyu Chen, Danielle Stevenson, Elizabeth Deyett, Agustina De Francesco|journal=Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems|volume=4|page=593568|doi=10.3389/fsufs.2020.593568}}</ref> | |||
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