Purpose The reuse of treated wastewater (TWW) in agriculture may affect the growth of plants. The goal of this study is to investigate the potential use of TWW in irrigating Lily in presence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) in a closed soilless system. Method In the first experiment, plants were irrigated with a mixture of […]
Purpose This study was to obtain suitable methods and the combination of market organic waste to make better organic fertilizer. Method The data were obtained experimentally in the decomposer room. The experimental design was a completely randomized design. The market organic waste consisted of comparing cabbage, banana peduncle, pineapple, added rice straw, and cow manure as bedding. […]
Purpose The composting of manure is the common practice for the feedlots of cattle, but emission of gasses during composting was poorly understood. So, there is need to enhance nutrient contents in composting material, reduce odor and other impurities by various amendment in composting material. This study was planned to find best composting condition for quality […]
Purpose A huge number of sewer blockages are caused due to scum depositions. The scum waste from the kitchen wastewater can be converted into a resource by composting it. This study investigates the degradation of Grease scum or Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) waste from grease trap with Vegetable waste (VW) and Grass clipping waste […]
Purpose The present study aims to evaluate the changes in parameters affecting the quality of vermicompost produced by the earthworm ‘Eisenia fetida‘ on different organic waste substrates using multivariate analysis, variance analysis, factor analysis and principal component analysis (PCA). Method A completely randomized design experiment was conducted with a 2 × 8 factorial arrangement of […]
Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the potential of Eisenia fetida (Redworm) in composting different types of waste, namely tea waste (TW), vegetable waste (VW) (leaves of cauliflower), and mixed food waste (MFW). Method The experiment was set up inside the Lab room during the summer. For vermicompost preparation, 27 equal size […]
Purpose Agro-industrial residues could be bio transformed to improve crop production and reduce environmental risk. Application of humic substances (HS) extracted from residues could be an alternative fertilization strategy. The objectives were i) to characterize different bio transformed agro-industrial residues (BR) and their HS by combining UV-vis and FT-IR techniques, and ii) to assess the […]
Purpose Agricultural wastes are by-product of agricultural processing. These wastes could serve as alternative materials for soil amendment and nutrient sources for crop production. A screen house experiment was conducted for two successive seasons (2019 and 2020) to evaluate the performance of charred poultry feather waste and plantain peel as nutrient sources on the growth, […]
Purpose Much cattle manure and Tithonia are in abundance in the Guinea savanna of Nigeria where sesame has been found to do well. The cost of inorganic fertilizer is going beyond the reach of the average sesame farmer; the need therefore arises to synthesize farming practices that incorporate the rich organic materials locally available as […]
Purpose This research aims to characterize the physical and chemical properties of biochar derived from biodegradable domestic solid waste and sugarcane bagasse, in order to evaluate their possible uses in agronomic and environmental applications. Method Biodegradable domestic solid waste and sugarcane bagasse-based biochar were pyrolyzed at two pyrolysis temperatures (500 and 700 °C). Biochar properties included the […]
Purpose Market crop waste (MCW) contributes significantly to the quantity of municipal solid waste generated in sub-Saharan Africa. These wastes, however, contain high levels of plant nutrients which can be harnessed through composting to improve soil organic matter and nutrient status of impoverished tropical soils. Method In this work, annual MCWs from two urban markets […]
Purpose Biochar is a carbon-rich coproduct resulting from pyrolyzing biomass. Positive effects on productivity, soil stability, carbon sequestration, soil fertility have been validated by several studies. The aim of the present study is to compare the effect of different rates of biochar “BC TD” (produced from the pyrolysis of seeds of date ‘D’ and “Tomato […]
Purpose Rice is a staple food in Nigeria, but its cultivation faces constraints of soil acidity, low soil fertility and rainfall variability. Research has shown that biochar has the potential to alleviate the effects of these conditions, but responses vary depending on soil and climate factors. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the effects […]
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different organic residues and beneficial microorganisms on the growth and yield of pepper (Capsicum baccatum). Method Cattle manure (CM), earthworm humus (EH), and sugarcane filter cake (SFC) were enriched with Beijerinckia indica subsp. indica and Cunninghamella elegans spp. Chemical analysis revealed that CM had the highest […]
Purpose Paddy (rice) straw burning is an alarming issue all over India because of its huge volume generated every year. Combine harvesting results in generation of about 5-7 ton/hectare paddy straw residue that needs to be managed with in a small period (3 weeks) before sowing of wheat crop. Method Six microbial decomposer preparations including […]
