Composting of banana peelings using Trichoderma harzianum

• Main Author: Fontecha, Jeffrey V.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1998
• Subjects: Compost; Organic fertilizers; Humus; Banana; Waste products; Fungi; Trichoderma
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1567
• Institution: De La Salle University

Banana peelings were collected and inoculated with Trichoderma harzianum, and placed in nylon mesh bags. One setup was not inoculated with Trichoderma and served as the control setup. For a period of twelve weeks, weekly analysis of temperature, pH, %C, %N, %P as well as the carbon - nitrogen ratio were done. Results showed that pH for both setups were basic with the treated setups being more basic than the control. Temperature was the same for all setups regardless of the presence of Trichoderma activator. Initial carbon was significantly higher in the treated setups. Both setups were found to have the same rate of carbon decrease. Nitrogen content ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 was detected in the piles during the composting period. Nitrogen was found to increase during composting. Nitrogen content was greater in the untreated setups. Phosphorous was significantly greater in the treated setups and was found to increase in both setups during composting.