Vermicomposting Technology: A Sustainable Option for Waste Beneficiation

Mupambwa, Hupenyu Allan; Haulofu, Mayday; Nciizah, Adornis D.; Mnkeni, P. N. S.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-06562-0_21

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“…Vermicompost serves as a high-quality, nutrient-rich biofertilizer that offers numerous benefits for soil health, crop productivity, and waste management [2,8,20]. One of its primary advantages lies in its unique composition, enriched with essential plant nutrients, humic substances, and beneficial microorganisms [9,13]. These components work synergistically to improve soil structure, enhance nutrient availability, and foster water retention capacity, leading to increased crop yields and improved plant health.…”

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“…At the core of vermicomposting lies the intricate interaction between earthworms and organic waste, which leads to the breakdown of the latter into materials resembling precisely ground peat [9]. The involvement of various microorganisms in the process further enriches vermicompost with essential nutrients and beneficial microbes, establishing it as a potent natural growth stimulant and soil conditioner [10,11].…”

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Vermicomposting: a holistic approach for sustainable crop production, nutrient-rich bio fertilizer, and environmental restoration

Mohite,

Chavan,

Jadhav

et al. 2024

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Vermicompost is a nutrient-rich biological fertilizer with a variety of microorganisms that are thought to be significant in increasing the growth and yield of various field crops, vegetables, flowering plants, and fruit trees. Vermicomposting has attracted a lot of attention as an extensive approach for restoring the environment, producing nutrient-rich bio-fertilizers, and growing crops in a sustainable manner. It isploying earthworms to break down complex organic waste into simpler materials that could be taken up by plants. Vermicomposting yields a valuable byproduct called vermi-wash, which enhances crop resistance against diseases, stimulates seed germination, and improves overall plant vigor. This research paper sheds light on the significance of vermicomposting as a sustainable waste management solution and an eco-friendly means to enhance agricultural productivity. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the composition and quality of vermicompost, the materials used in the process, the vermicomposting procedure, and the subsequent effects on crop performance. Through the adoption of vermicomposting practices, agricultural systems can become more environmentally friendly, economically viable, and resilient for a sustainable future.

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Section: Significance Of Vermicompost In Advancing Sustainable Agricu...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vermicomposting: a holistic approach for sustainable crop production, nutrient-rich bio fertilizer, and environmental restoration

Mohite,

Chavan,

Jadhav

et al. 2024

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“…As a result, vermicompost is recognized as a nutrient-rich biofertilizer with a diverse microbial population (Raimi et al 2022;Raza et al 2022; Pathma and Sakthivel, 2013). Vermicompost contains bio-oxidative reactions and organic matter stabilization, but unlike other compost, it also needs interactions between earthworms and microbes (Mupambwa et al 2022). Earthworms lead to a greater microbial population by fragmenting and eating fresh organic waste, whereas microorganisms contribute to the biochemical breakdown of organic matter by producing enzymes (Traoré et al 2022;Akhila and Entoori 2022).…”

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Vermicompost and Organic Manure Interactions: Effects on Heavy Metal Concentrations, Nitrification Activity, Comammox Nitrospira inopinata, and Archaea/Bacteria

Huda,

Rana,

Rahman

et al. 2023

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Vermicompost is a substantial source of nutrients, promotes soil fertility, and maintains or increases soil organic matter levels. Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in vermicompost impact on nitrification activity. However, it is yet unknown how vermicompost affects nitrifying bacteria and archaea, comammox Nitrospira inopinata (complete ammonia oxidizers), net nitrification rates (NNRs), and PTEs. The effects of vermicompost application on NNRs, potential nitrification rates (NPs), PTEs, and the abundances of comammox N. inopinata bacteria, nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB)/archaea (AOA) were studied. NNRs and NPs were significantly higher (p<0.05) in fresh cow-dung vermicompost (stored for 40 days) as compared with other organic manure. The level of PTEs (Cu2+, Fe2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, and Zn2+) was significantly lower (p<0.05)) in vermicompost as compared with compost of waste material with Trichoderma and cow-dung. Comammox N. inopinata, NOB, AOB, and AOA were significantly higher (p<0.05) in stored cow-dung vermicompost (more than one year) as compared with other organic manure. The results of the Scatter plot matrix analysis suggested that Fe2+, total nitrogen (TN), soil organic carbon (SOC), and total carbon (TC) were linearly correlated (p<0.001) with NNRs and NPs in vermicompost and organic manure. Similarly, comammox N. inopinata bacteria, NOB, AOB, and AOA were linearly correlated (p<0.001) with NNR and NP. It may be concluded that the influence of vermicompost, which played a great role in PTEs concentrations reduction, increased chemical and biological properties, increased the growth rate of nitrifying bacteria/ archaea and the nitrogen cycle.

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“…Recently, research has focused on improved organic fertilizers in sustainable agriculture such as vermicomposts which involve the use of solid organic materials such as food waste, animal waste, and sewage sludge processed using earthworms such as Eisenia fetida and other species (Mupambwa et al, 2022).…”

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Seaweed (Gracilariopsis funicularis) biochar incorporation into a goat manure–food waste vermicompost for optimized vermidegradation and nutrient release

Katakula

Gawanab²,

Handura

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Vermicomposts are organic fertilizer sources that are being promoted; however, their concentrations of macronutrients such as NPK are very low. This study, therefore, evaluated the effects of amending goat manure–food waste mixture with biochar prepared from seaweed (Gracilariopsis funicularis) at 0% (control), 2, 4, 6, and 8% on vermicompost degradation and macronutrient release. After 10 weeks of vermicomposting, the highest pH of 9.06 was observed within the control, whilst the lowest was 8.7 in the 8% treatment. The electrical conductivity showed a positive relationship with the level of biochar incorporation with the highest of 16.5 mS/cm from the 8% treatment, whilst the lowest was within the control with 6 mS/cm. There were no significant differences between treatments on humification parameters; however, there were significant differences in the changes in a C/N ratio with the final C/N ratio of 14.4, 14.9, 16.7, 15.1, and 14.4 for the control, 2, 4, 6, and 8% treatments, respectively. A higher incorporation rate resulted in the higher concentration of potassium with a value of 32.3 g/kg at week 8. The final percentage change in Olsen P was 19, 14.2, 7.3, 4.1, and 3.0% for the 8%, 6%, control, 4%, and 2% treatments, respectively. An optimized level of 6% to 8% biochar incorporation ratio can be recommended. However, the incorporation of G. funicularis biochar does not seem to influence changes in the vermidegradation efficiency, though it can significantly improve the macronutrients such as P, K, and Mg concentrations as well as the macroelement concentrations.

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Vermicomposting Technology: A Sustainable Option for Waste Beneficiation

Cited by 5 publications

References 38 publications

Vermicomposting: a holistic approach for sustainable crop production, nutrient-rich bio fertilizer, and environmental restoration

Vermicomposting: a holistic approach for sustainable crop production, nutrient-rich bio fertilizer, and environmental restoration

Vermicompost and Organic Manure Interactions: Effects on Heavy Metal Concentrations, Nitrification Activity, Comammox Nitrospira inopinata, and Archaea/Bacteria

Seaweed (Gracilariopsis funicularis) biochar incorporation into a goat manure–food waste vermicompost for optimized vermidegradation and nutrient release

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