Quality of Organic Compost for Vegetable Planting

Segatelli, Ana; Pimenta, Andressa Ferreira; Peixoto, Giovanni Terra; Silva, Marcos; Bosco, Tatiane Dal

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“…By products of the composting process can be easily disposed of in landfill sites without negatively affecting the environment. Composting effectively creates a more humid, soil conditioner-quality organic matter applicable as organic fertilizer for agricultural land as it is more easily assimilated to plants [9]. Basically the process is environmental-friendly, clean and typically low-toxic.…”

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Co-composting Peat and Kitchen Wastes for the Production of Soil-Compost

2020

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Due to its unsuitability for construction and agriculture, peat has been long considered as the worst soil compared to the other soil types. Peat is formed from dead plant waste at various stages of decay. The high organic and carbon content combined with high levels of acidity and moisture content make peat favourable only for certain crops. However, the unique constituents and characteristics of peat can be used to advantage with careful strategic planning. In the present study, peat was used as a medium for composting plant-based kitchen wastes, where the peat was intended as a source of brown matter in the degradation process. The selection of plant-based kitchen wastes included green cabbage, Chinese white cabbage and banana peels, which served as the nitrogen material in composting. Anaerobic and aerobic com-posting procedures were implemented for comparison of the peat-kitchen wastes biodegradation effectiveness. The key parameters moni-tored were moisture content, temperature, pH and C:N ratio. Left to compost for up to 6 weeks, it was found that aerobic composting pro-duced better results, though C:N monitoring suggested the need to optimize that with moisture level in the compost to avoid long treatment time or to counter low decomposition efficiency.

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Co-composting Peat and Kitchen Wastes for the Production of Soil-Compost

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Valorisation of Biowaste and Aquatic Invasive Plants Through Compost Production for Agricultural Use

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Miezah

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This study evaluates the quality and performance of compost produced from household biowaste (CBIO), aquatic invasive plants (CAIP) and a mixture of the invasive plants and biowaste (CBAIP) in comparison with mineral fertilizer (NPK) application. The composts were produced using Aerobin 400Composter with aquatic invasive plant collected from the Owabi dam and solid biowaste from households within the Owabi catchment in the Ashanti Region of Ghana as feedstock. A eld experiment in a 35 m x 19 m plot of maize was conducted with 9 treatments of the different compost produced and mineral fertilizers in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 4 replications. The results show that the compost types produced have acceptable quality with regards to nutrients (NPK), organic matter (OM), organic carbon (OC), bulk density, porosity, and heavy metal contents (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, As, Ni) among other properties. Grain yields following treatment with CAIP (2.06 ± 0.692 tons/ha), CBAIP (2.15± 0.668 tons/ha) and CBIO (2.052 ± 0.915 tons/ha) were similar to grain yields from NPK application (2.55 ± 0.611 tons/ha) but signi cantly higher than the control (1.34 ± 0.500 tons/ha) at 5%. The results show that the different compost types produced have bene cial impacts on grain yields comparable to NPK application. It is, therefore, concluded that aquatic invasive plants and biowaste are suitable feedstock for the production of high-quality compost that signi cantly improves grain yields. Statement Of NoveltyThe potential of household biowaste and aquatic invasive plants as bioresources is not well-understood and therefore valorisation practices are scarce especially in developing countries. As a result of this biowaste and waste from harvested aquatic invasive plants are disposed of by land lling and another unsustainable and environmental unfriendly manner. This study demonstrated the suitability of biowaste and seven different aquatic invasive plant species as feedstock for compost production for agricultural use. The novelty of this study is that it offers a shift in paradigm from viewing household biowaste and biomass of aquatic invasive plants as an environmental menace to bioresources for agrarian livelihood development through composting.

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Quality of Organic Compost for Vegetable Planting

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Co-composting Peat and Kitchen Wastes for the Production of Soil-Compost

Co-composting Peat and Kitchen Wastes for the Production of Soil-Compost

Valorisation of Biowaste and Aquatic Invasive Plants Through Compost Production for Agricultural Use

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