1st Edition
Compost Utilization in Production of Horticultural Crops
1. Past, Present and Future of Compost in Horticulture Crop Production
Monica Ozores-Hampton
2. Impact of Compost on Soil Health
Monica Ozores-Hampton
3. Fertility Program Using Compost in Fruit Crops, Vegetable, and Field Ornamental Production
Monica Ozores-Hampton
4. Organic Compost in Crop Production
Monica Ozores-Hampton
5. Compost Utilization in Fruit Production
Fernando Alferez
6. Compost Utilization in Vegetable Production
Monica Ozores-Hampton
7. Compost Utilization in Ornamental and Nursery Crop Production
Craig Coker
8. Compost Utilization in Turfgrass and Lawn Management
David Hill
9. Utilization of Compost and Food Safety
Monica Ozores-Hampton
10. Using Compost on Nematodes Management in Horticulture Crops
Monica Ozores-Hampton
11. Compost Tea Foliar Disease Suppression in Horticulture Crops
Craig S. Coker and Monica Ozores-Hampton
12. Compost Utilization and The Economic Impact in Crop Production
Rod Tyler
Biography
Dr. Monica Ozores-Hampton is a CEO and Co-Founder of TerraNutri, LLC. Dr. Ozores-Hampton obtained her B.S. in Horticulture from Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile; her M.S in Biological Science from Florida International University, Miami, FL; and her Ph.D. in Horticultural Sciences from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. A former Associate Professor of the Department of Horticultural Sciences at the University of Florida, Immokalee, FL. Known as the ‘Compost Queen’ by the industry, she specializes in nutrient management, plant-soil nutrient cycling, and mineral nutrition in plant science and production. She has experience in designing, permitting, compliance inspections, reporting, and operating composting facilities and has developed compost quality assurance/quality control and testing programs using many compost feedstocks in horticulture crops. She has dedicated decades to research, teaching & extension work in compost production and utilization in horticulture crops.
