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Properties of organic amendment materials used in California agriculture: C:N ratio range, total N, plant available N at 4 weeks (PAN), and CalRecycle feedstock class (14 CCR section 17852). Materials reported by more than one source appear once per source; the source column disambiguates. Application rates live in ca_organic_amendment_app_rate and join on material.

Usage

ca_organic_amendment_properties

Format

A tibble with 32 rows and the columns:

material

Material name.

material_class

CalRecycle feedstock class (14 CCR section 17852): one of "ag", "food", "green", "wood", "yard", "biosolids".

cn_min, cn_max, cn_avg

C:N ratio range.

n_pct

Total N (percent of dry mass).

pan_pct

Plant available N at 4 weeks (percent of total N). Negative values indicate net immobilization.

n_class

N tier reported in the source ("LOWER" or "HIGHER").

source

Short citation.

Source

Eghball, B. Composting Manure and Other Organic Residues. University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension, Publication G2222. https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/g2222/na/html/view

Rynk, R. (ed.) Compost Production and Use in Sustainable Farming Systems. NC State Extension. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/compost-production-and-use-in-sustainable-farming-systems