From: Assessment of bacterial diversity during composting of agricultural byproducts
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Days | Moisture | C (%) | N (%) | C: N | P (%) | K (%) | Ca (g kg-1 dw) | Mg (g kg-1 dw) | S (g kg-1 dw) | Na (g kg-1 dw) | Zn (mg kg-1 dw) | Cu (mg kg-1 dw) | Mn (mg kg-1 dw) | Fe (mg kg-1 dw) |
0 | 50.5 | 17.3 | 1.3 | 31.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 86.6 | 33.0 | 266.9 | 93.0 |
10 | 50.4 | 16.0 | 1.4 | 26.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 90.4 | 34.2 | 268.4 | 100.6 |
20 | 50.3 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 21.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 9.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 98.2 | 39.5 | 270.6 | 112.3 |
30 | 50.3 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 15.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 13.9 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 101.3 | 44.3 | 281.0 | 129.9 |
40 | 50.1 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 13.9 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 124.6 | 50.7 | 286.0 | 134.8 |
50 | 50.1 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 13.9 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 124.6 | 50.7 | 286.2 | 134.8 |
(%) | negligible | -50.9 | +9.6 | Â | +33.1 | +15.0 | +5.9 | +17.6 | +8.0 | +48.0 | +30.5 | +34.9 | +6.9 | +31.0 |