Soil Health

Compost use is strongly associated with benefits to soil health and plant growth. These benefits are derived not only from the chemical and physical impacts resulting in increased nutrient and water storing capacity and yield improvements, but also from the disease suppression and plant health benefits gained from maintenance of soil microbial diversity and adequate soil organic matter and humus levels.

In this section of our website we have provided a number of soil health related papers and articles that explain the practical benefits of compost and organic matter in any crop production system.

Agnote - Improving soil moisture (76 KB)

Compost and Disease Suppression (256 KB)

Compost and Disease Suppression - Fusarium (384 KB)

Compost and Disease Suppression - Rhizoctonia (448 KB)

Creating a Healthy Soil (48 KB)

Soil - The Battery of Your Business (136 KB)

Soil Organic Matter & Humus - What's the Difference (30 KB)

Speaking of Water & Carbon (64 KB)

Sustainability In Horticulture - Myth or Reality (266 KB)

The rhizosphere - Soil Biology (112 KB)