Vermicomposting of Oil Palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in supplying of nutrients for crop growth
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations generate a large quantity of by-products, such as empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm fronds. These by-products are very difficult to decompose in natural condition. Vermicomposting of these by-products would be able to provide some useful nutrients for...
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| author | Djunita, Tengku Sabrina Musa, Mohamed Hanafi Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud Abd Aziz, Nor Azwady |
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| description | Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations generate a large quantity of by-products, such as empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm fronds. These by-products are very difficult to decompose in natural condition. Vermicomposting of these by-products would be able to provide some useful nutrients for crop growth. There was no information available on the composting condition of these oil palm by-products using earthworms. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of earthworms in vermicomposting of oil palm by-products and to evaluate the quality of the vermicompost. Only one species of earthworm, Efoetida, was able to survive in these by-products and further evaluated for stocking density, precomposting time and size of organic materials, and vermicompost quality. One month precomposting and the addition of cow dung as food supplement to earthworms would be able to reduce the mortality rate and maintain the growth of earthworms. The ratio of 1:10 (earthworm/media) was the most appropriate for the earthworms to survive in EFB culture. Vermicomposting of EFB was able to provide beneficial nutrients, such as N, K, and Mg to plants. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-47712015-11-12T04:02:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4771/ Vermicomposting of Oil Palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in supplying of nutrients for crop growth Djunita, Tengku Sabrina Musa, Mohamed Hanafi Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud Abd Aziz, Nor Azwady Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations generate a large quantity of by-products, such as empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm fronds. These by-products are very difficult to decompose in natural condition. Vermicomposting of these by-products would be able to provide some useful nutrients for crop growth. There was no information available on the composting condition of these oil palm by-products using earthworms. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of earthworms in vermicomposting of oil palm by-products and to evaluate the quality of the vermicompost. Only one species of earthworm, Efoetida, was able to survive in these by-products and further evaluated for stocking density, precomposting time and size of organic materials, and vermicompost quality. One month precomposting and the addition of cow dung as food supplement to earthworms would be able to reduce the mortality rate and maintain the growth of earthworms. The ratio of 1:10 (earthworm/media) was the most appropriate for the earthworms to survive in EFB culture. Vermicomposting of EFB was able to provide beneficial nutrients, such as N, K, and Mg to plants. 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4771/1/Vermicomposting%20of%20Oil%20Palm%20empty%20fruit%20bunch%20and%20its%20potential%20in%20supplying%20of%20nutrients%20for%20crop%20growth.pdf Djunita, Tengku Sabrina and Musa, Mohamed Hanafi and Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud and Abd Aziz, Nor Azwady (2009) Vermicomposting of Oil Palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in supplying of nutrients for crop growth. Compost Science and Utilization , 17 (1). pp. 61-67. ISSN 1065-657X http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a3h&AN=37220605&site=ehost-live English |
| spellingShingle | Djunita, Tengku Sabrina Musa, Mohamed Hanafi Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud Abd Aziz, Nor Azwady Vermicomposting of Oil Palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in supplying of nutrients for crop growth |
| title | Vermicomposting of Oil Palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in supplying of nutrients for crop growth |
| title_full | Vermicomposting of Oil Palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in supplying of nutrients for crop growth |
| title_fullStr | Vermicomposting of Oil Palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in supplying of nutrients for crop growth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vermicomposting of Oil Palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in supplying of nutrients for crop growth |
| title_short | Vermicomposting of Oil Palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in supplying of nutrients for crop growth |
| title_sort | vermicomposting of oil palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in supplying of nutrients for crop growth |
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