The fertilizer efficiency of pelletized compost
does not differ essentially from that of the compost
which was used as the raw material. Therefore, the
pellets can be applied to crops according to the
present standard application rates for organic
fertilizer. The pellets expand and their shape
becomes distorted when they are soaked in water.
However, the effect on crops of the pellet is
rather different than that of ordinary compost. The
shape of the pellet persists in upland soils for a
comparatively long time (Fig. 6). The breakdown
of pellets in upland soils is slower than that of