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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 701303 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain crops
  • põllumajanduse ja tööstuse orgaanilistest jäätmetest, turbast, adrust jms kääritamisel saadav väetis
  • organic residues, or their mixture, such as peat, manure, or discarded plant material and soil, placed in a pit, moistened, and allowed to become decomposed. Sometimes lime is also added. Used as a fertilizer.
compost
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  • ... Composts from spent mushroom and vermiculture substrates ...

Aianduse terminibaas

ID 508504 Last modified 01.12.2025
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Domain horticulture - aquatic plants - crop protection
  • looduslik väetis - orgaanilise aine aeroobsel lagunemisel tekkiv ebameeldiva lõhnata, huumuserikkas ja stabiilne lõppsaadus
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    • Orgaaniliste ainete lagundamist viivad peamiselt läbi mikroorganismid (mesofiilsed ja termofiilsed bakterid), aga ka mitmed seened. Lagunemisprotsesside alguses madalatel temperatuuridel osalevad protsessis ka paljud makroorganismid: herilased, sipelgad, ümarussid, kakandid, vihmaussid, liblikate röövikud jne.

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