Table 7. Effects of probiotics, probiotics + fulvic acid, and fulvic acid at 1 litter per ton of compost on ammonia production of compost before and after incubating1)

Item Before incubating After incubating SEM p-value
Probiotics Probiotics + fulvic acid Fulvic acid Probiotics Probiotics + fulvic acid Fulvic acid
1st 57 32 17 10 8 3 - -
2nd 69 47 24 8 6 4 - -
3rd 75 36 17 10 7 3 - -
4th 65 43 12 7 5 3 - -
5th 54 29 9 9 6 2 - -
6th 43 21 10 8 8 4 - -
7th 37 19 7 6 4 2 - -
8th 32 19 8 5 3 1 - -
Mean 54a 31b 13c 8cd 6cd 3d 2 < 0.001
The probiotics and fulvic acid products were diluted to 0.1% using water. A complex odor sensor was used to measure the ammonia production.
Within a column means without a common superscript differ (p < 0.05).