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FACTORS AFFECTING RATES OF
DECOMPOSITION
FACTORS AFFECTING RATES OF
DECOMPOSITION
1.Effects of aeration2.Effects of nitrogen3.Effects of prior colonization
EFFECTS OF AERATION:SILAGE PRODUCTION
Composting
• Usually is aerobic process• Rate severely reduced if anaerobic conditions
develop in the centre of the compost
Silage
• Anaerobic process• Becoming increasingly popular as an
alternative to hay-making in the wetter parts of Brittain
Making of Silage1. Fresh grass or clover is cut and “wilted” for a
few hours in the field.2. The materials is then chopped and bruised to
release any available nutrients and plant enzymes.
3. It is then compacted into an air-tight silo4. Microorganism start to grow in the silo
Making of Silage5. Soon the oxygen depleted, only lactic acid
bacteria continue grow.6. The material can then be stored more or less
indefinitely.• Due to combination of low pH and anaerobic
conditions
Importance– Underline the significance of aeration in
decomposition process.
Differences– pH– Temperature– Rate of decomposition– The microbial flora
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