Title of article
Effects of Vermicomposting Duration to Macronutrient Elements and Heavy Metals Concentrations in Vermicompost
Author/Authors
JAMALUDIN, ADI AINURZAMAN university of malaya - Faculty of Science - Institute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia , MAHMOOD, NOOR ZALINA university of malaya - Faculty of Science - Institute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia
From page
711
To page
715
Abstract
Vermicomposting using Lumbricus rubellus was conducted in two different durations, 10 and 30 weeks in the same plots. Three different of treatments combination were prepared with eight replicates for each treatment namely cow dung : kitchen waste in 30:70 ratio (T1), cow dung : coffee grounds in 30:70 ratio (T2), and cow dung : kitchen waste : coffee grounds in 30:35:35 ratio (T3). Macronutrients elements in the vermicompost from each treatment were measured in the tenth and thirtieth week. Comparatively longer duration of vermicomposting by using Lumbricus rubellus enhanced the quality of vermicompost by the increase of the macronutrient elements while reducing the heavy metal concentration and C/N ratio
Keywords
Duration , heavy metals , Lumbricus rubellus , macronutrient , vermicomposting
Record number
2554979
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