ordinary compost. Therefore, even if the compost
used as the raw material is immature, the negative
effect on the plant caused by the rapid decomposition
of easily decomposable organic matter is limited.
Compost pellets are leached of their bases and
release nitrate nitrogen several weeks later than
ordinary compost. Therefore, an anaerobic state is
maintained inside the pellets, so that nitrification
increases (Fig. 7). These characteristics are more
pronounced in larger pellets, in pellets containing a
smaller amount of bulking agents and other