Effects of vermicomposting duration to macronutrient elements and heavy metals concentrations in vermicompost

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:...

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Main Authors: Adi Ainurzaman Jamaludin, Noor Zalina Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7394/1/01_Md_Yeaminhossain.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7394/
http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol39num5_2010/contentsVol39num5_2010.html
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Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary: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.