The viability of compost and biochar bacteria through total count within different size group / Nur Aishah Mohd Yusof

Biochar and compost as a soil amendment has potential increased the soil pH and improve plant growth. Biochar has many agricultural benefits. It increases crop yield. It helps to enhance the number of bacteria that will help in degradation process that will help in soil fertility. It helps to preven...

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Main Author: Mohd Yusof, Nur Aishah
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology 2018
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22775/
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description Biochar and compost as a soil amendment has potential increased the soil pH and improve plant growth. Biochar has many agricultural benefits. It increases crop yield. It helps to enhance the number of bacteria that will help in degradation process that will help in soil fertility. It helps to prevent fertilizer runoff increased water holding capacity, fewer use fertilizers and diminishing agricultural pollution to the surrounding environment. These studies were conducted to study the presence of bacteria in compost and biochar derived from Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB). The presences of bacteria in EFB compost and biochar were studied by using serial dilution method. This study was carried out to calculate the number of colonies of bacteria based on group size which was large, medium and small. The colonies of bacteria were counted by using the colony forming unit or CFU method. The result showed the presence of bacteria in compost that is more as compared to EFB biochar with the highest number was 106. The result shows the number of bacteria colonies for incubation of EFB compost and biochar are more compared with biochar. It is has potential as a soil amendment for growth performance.
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spelling uitm-227752020-08-04T02:52:06Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22775/ The viability of compost and biochar bacteria through total count within different size group / Nur Aishah Mohd Yusof Mohd Yusof, Nur Aishah Soils. Soil science. Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships Fertilizers and improvement of the soil Biochar and compost as a soil amendment has potential increased the soil pH and improve plant growth. Biochar has many agricultural benefits. It increases crop yield. It helps to enhance the number of bacteria that will help in degradation process that will help in soil fertility. It helps to prevent fertilizer runoff increased water holding capacity, fewer use fertilizers and diminishing agricultural pollution to the surrounding environment. These studies were conducted to study the presence of bacteria in compost and biochar derived from Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB). The presences of bacteria in EFB compost and biochar were studied by using serial dilution method. This study was carried out to calculate the number of colonies of bacteria based on group size which was large, medium and small. The colonies of bacteria were counted by using the colony forming unit or CFU method. The result showed the presence of bacteria in compost that is more as compared to EFB biochar with the highest number was 106. The result shows the number of bacteria colonies for incubation of EFB compost and biochar are more compared with biochar. It is has potential as a soil amendment for growth performance. Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology 2018 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22775/1/22775.pdf Mohd Yusof, Nur Aishah (2018) The viability of compost and biochar bacteria through total count within different size group / Nur Aishah Mohd Yusof. (2018) [Student Project] <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/22775.pdf> (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Soils. Soil science. Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships
Fertilizers and improvement of the soil
Mohd Yusof, Nur Aishah
The viability of compost and biochar bacteria through total count within different size group / Nur Aishah Mohd Yusof
title The viability of compost and biochar bacteria through total count within different size group / Nur Aishah Mohd Yusof
title_full The viability of compost and biochar bacteria through total count within different size group / Nur Aishah Mohd Yusof
title_fullStr The viability of compost and biochar bacteria through total count within different size group / Nur Aishah Mohd Yusof
title_full_unstemmed The viability of compost and biochar bacteria through total count within different size group / Nur Aishah Mohd Yusof
title_short The viability of compost and biochar bacteria through total count within different size group / Nur Aishah Mohd Yusof
title_sort viability of compost and biochar bacteria through total count within different size group / nur aishah mohd yusof
topic Soils. Soil science. Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships
Fertilizers and improvement of the soil
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22775/