Composting of rice straw with effective microorganisms (EM) and its influence on compost quality.
This study aims to assess the effect of EM application on the composting process of rice straw with goat manure and green waste and to evaluate the quality of both compost treatments. There are two treatment piles in this study, in which one pile was applied with EM and another pile without EM. Each...
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| description | This study aims to assess the effect of EM application on the composting process of rice straw with goat manure and green waste and to evaluate the quality of both compost treatments. There are two treatment piles in this study, in which one pile was applied with EM and another pile without EM. Each treatment was replicated three times with 90 days of composting duration. The parameters for the temperature, pH, TOC and C/N ratio, show that decomposition of organic matter occurs during the 90-day period. The t-test conducted shows that there is a significant difference between compost with EM and compost without EM. The application of EM in compost increases the macro and micronutrient content. The following parameters support this conclusion: compost applied with EM has more N, P and K content (P < 0.05) compared to compost without EM. Although the Fe in compost with EM is much higher (P < 0.05) than in the compost without EM, for Zn and Cu, there is no significant difference between treatments. This study suggests that the application of EM is suitable to increase the mineralization in the composting process. The final resultant compost indicated that it was in the range of the matured level and can be used without any restriction. |
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| spelling | upm-289482015-09-11T01:01:38Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28948/ Composting of rice straw with effective microorganisms (EM) and its influence on compost quality. Che Jusoh, Mohd Lokman Abd Manaf, Latifah Abdul Latif, Puziah This study aims to assess the effect of EM application on the composting process of rice straw with goat manure and green waste and to evaluate the quality of both compost treatments. There are two treatment piles in this study, in which one pile was applied with EM and another pile without EM. Each treatment was replicated three times with 90 days of composting duration. The parameters for the temperature, pH, TOC and C/N ratio, show that decomposition of organic matter occurs during the 90-day period. The t-test conducted shows that there is a significant difference between compost with EM and compost without EM. The application of EM in compost increases the macro and micronutrient content. The following parameters support this conclusion: compost applied with EM has more N, P and K content (P < 0.05) compared to compost without EM. Although the Fe in compost with EM is much higher (P < 0.05) than in the compost without EM, for Zn and Cu, there is no significant difference between treatments. This study suggests that the application of EM is suitable to increase the mineralization in the composting process. The final resultant compost indicated that it was in the range of the matured level and can be used without any restriction. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28948/1/Composting%20of%20rice%20straw%20with%20effective%20microorganisms.pdf Che Jusoh, Mohd Lokman and Abd Manaf, Latifah and Abdul Latif, Puziah (2013) Composting of rice straw with effective microorganisms (EM) and its influence on compost quality. Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering, 10. art. no. 17. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1735-1979; ESSN: 1735-2746 http://www.ijehse.com/content/10/February/2013 10.1186/1735-2746-10-17 English |
| spellingShingle | Che Jusoh, Mohd Lokman Abd Manaf, Latifah Abdul Latif, Puziah Composting of rice straw with effective microorganisms (EM) and its influence on compost quality. |
| title | Composting of rice straw with effective microorganisms (EM) and its influence on compost quality. |
| title_full | Composting of rice straw with effective microorganisms (EM) and its influence on compost quality. |
| title_fullStr | Composting of rice straw with effective microorganisms (EM) and its influence on compost quality. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Composting of rice straw with effective microorganisms (EM) and its influence on compost quality. |
| title_short | Composting of rice straw with effective microorganisms (EM) and its influence on compost quality. |
| title_sort | composting of rice straw with effective microorganisms (em) and its influence on compost quality. |
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