Transformation of Biomass Waste into Sustainable Organic Fertilizers

Chew, Kit Wayne; Chia, Shir Reen; Yen, Hong Wei; Nomanbhay, Saifuddin; Ho, Yeek‐Chia; Show, Pau Loke

doi:10.3390/su11082266

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“…Biofertilizers are known to play an important role in sustaining soil fertility and condition, as well as crop production by mobilizing the available nutrients with their biological activities [5,22,89]. Additionally, Li et al [50] and Ansari and Mahmood [90] reported that an integration of organic compost and biofertilizers is a widely recognized INM strategy to improve several soil physical, chemical, and biological proprieties.…”

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“…There are complex factors affecting nutrient balance in soil, especially the nutrients that are removed from it. In arid conditions, frequent soil tillage, removal of crop residues, and extensive use of synthetic fertilizers, along with high temperature and scarce rainfall, are the most dominant factors that usually result in progressive deterioration in soil fertility and quality by rapidly decreasing soil organic matter (SOM) [3][4][5]. A significant SOM decline causes a considerable deterioration of a range of chemical, physical, and biological soil characteristics.…”

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“…In general, the comparison between using organic composts and chemical fertilizers revealed that applying organic composts either alone or in combination with chemical fertilizers has become an effective approach towards nutrient management [28]. Given the importance of revitalizing and restoring soil fertility and quality by the combination of organic composts that slowly releases nutrients and supplies them to plants for a long time, and chemical fertilizers that rapidly provide nutrients for plants, this will maximize the agronomic value of organic composts and encourage recycling agricultural wastes into new valuable products for agricultural enhancement in arid regions with poor soil quality [5,29].…”

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Comparative Performance of Integrated Nutrient Management between Composted Agricultural Wastes, Chemical Fertilizers, and Biofertilizers in Improving Soil Quantitative and Qualitative Properties and Crop Yields under Arid Conditions

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The primary goal of integrated nutrient management (INM) strategies is to substitute a portion of chemical fertilizers with a more sustainable and environmentally safe organic compost in order to mitigate soil degradation, improve crop production, and protect the environment. Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the impacts of different INM practices, namely full-dose NPK (T1), compost of cow manure at 5 t ha−1 (T2), compost of poultry manure at 5 t ha−1 (T3), compost of mixed sheep and camel manure at 5 t ha−1 (T4), 50% NPK combined with the mixture of the three types of composts at the rate of 5 t ha−1 (T5) or 10 t ha−1 (T6), and mixture of the three types of composts at the rate of 10 t ha−1 (T7), 15 t ha−1 (T8), or 20 t ha−1 (T9) with or without biofertilizers for each treatment on several physiochemical and biological proprieties of soil and final grain yield of field crops after 2 years of field-scale experiments. The results showed that all INM practices generally significantly (p < 0.05) improved the initial values of all tested soil physiochemical and biological proprieties, whereas improvement was more prominent for the plots treated with T5–T9, compared with those treated with T1–T4. Seed inoculation with biofertilizers also significantly (p < 0.05) increased different soil proprieties by 2.8–12.0%, compared to that of the non-inoculation treatment. Principal component analysis revealed that most soil chemical properties were closely associated with T5–T6 treatments, while most soil physical and biological properties appeared to be more related to T7–T9 treatments. Our results indicated that recycling agricultural wastes into new productive composts and integrating it into appropriate INM practices as shown in T5–T9 treatments may induce favorable changes in soil properties and improve crop production under arid conditions even in the short term.

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Comparative Performance of Integrated Nutrient Management between Composted Agricultural Wastes, Chemical Fertilizers, and Biofertilizers in Improving Soil Quantitative and Qualitative Properties and Crop Yields under Arid Conditions

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“…Vermicomposting, which is the biodegradation of organic wastes using earthworms and microorganisms [8][9][10], has been reported as an effective and relatively inexpensive cattle manure management technology [11,12]. The technology is also considered a bioecologically sustainable process in which renewable biological resources with an added value are produced [13].…”

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Assessment of a Cattle Manure Vermicomposting System Using Material Flow Analysis: A Case Study from Uganda

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Growth in cattle population is associated with increased manure generation whose current management in low-income countries is associated with health and environmental problems as well as low utilization rates. This trend can be reversed by promoting better manure management technologies. This study assessed vermicomposting as one of the technologies to manage organic wastes, using the case study in Uganda. A vermicomposting system using cattle manure and earthworms (Eudrilus euginea) was monitored for one year with the harvesting of products (compost, earthworm biomass) after every three months. Vermicompost samples from the beginning of the experiment and after every harvest were analyzed for the following parameters: pH, ash content, volatile and total solids, nutrients N, P, K, and C. Emissions of CO2, CH4, NH3, and N2O were also measured. Material flow analysis was used to determine the flows and retention of nutrients within the system. Results showed that total solids, ash, N, P, and K content significantly increased, while contents of volatile solids and C, as well as the pH, significantly decreased over time. Of the materials that entered the vermicomposting system, 46% went to vermicompost, 2% into earthworms, and 52% was lost to the atmosphere. Substance flow analysis showed that 30% of C went to vermicompost, 69% was emitted to the atmosphere, and 2% ended up in earthworms while 75% of N was transferred to vermicompost, 7% went to earthworms, and 18% escaped into the atmosphere. The cumulative emissions were 102 g CO2 kg−1 waste, 7.6 g CH4 kg−1 waste, and 3.943 × 10−5 g N2O kg−1 waste on a dry basis, while NH3 was not detected throughout the measurement time. Compared to other manure management methods, vermicomposting demonstrated good potential in conserving nutrients as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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“…So, the farmers dumped the biomass on road sides or burnt or left in to situ causing detrimental impact on environment. The management of solid waste presents a challenge for developing countries as the generation of waste is increasing at a rapid and alarming rate [12].…”

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Vermicomposting of Banana Pseudostem and Maize Fodder (Waste) Using Eudrilus eugeniae

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2019

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The experiment was conducted at the Agriculture Research Station, College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Jabugam during three consecutive seasons of the years 2015-16 and 2016-17. This was to evaluate banana Pseudostem and maize fodder waste with and without cow dung and Anubhav biodegradable bacterial consortium (ABBC) for it bi-product in terms of vermicomposting, time required for degradation and the nutritive quality of vermicompost. The experiment consisted of eight treatments and conducted in RBD with three replications. Results shows that, the treatment Banana pseudostem + 5% Cow dung + Anubhav biodegradable bacterial consortium and the treatment Maize fodder waste + 5% Cow dung + Anubhav biodegradable bacterial consortium were significantly higher for N, P, K content during all the three seasons and in pooled analysis with less number of days to harvest and high recovery. While, microbial count were recorded maximum in banana Pseudostem based vermicompost than maize fodder waste. Overall, vermicompost produced from the banana Pseudostem and maize fodder waste by using ABBC @ 1 lit/t and 5 % cow dung provided the major nutrients in more Parmar et al.; CJAST, 36(1): 1-9, 2019; Article no.CJAST.49461 2 balanced proportion. The main perspectives of this study is to decrease the environmental pollution by making vermicompost from banana pseudostem waste or maize fodder (waste) instead of dumping on road side or burning or left in the field and also reduce the use of chemicals by using vermicompost. Original Research Article

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Transformation of Biomass Waste into Sustainable Organic Fertilizers

Cited by 145 publications

References 79 publications

Comparative Performance of Integrated Nutrient Management between Composted Agricultural Wastes, Chemical Fertilizers, and Biofertilizers in Improving Soil Quantitative and Qualitative Properties and Crop Yields under Arid Conditions

Comparative Performance of Integrated Nutrient Management between Composted Agricultural Wastes, Chemical Fertilizers, and Biofertilizers in Improving Soil Quantitative and Qualitative Properties and Crop Yields under Arid Conditions

Assessment of a Cattle Manure Vermicomposting System Using Material Flow Analysis: A Case Study from Uganda

Vermicomposting of Banana Pseudostem and Maize Fodder (Waste) Using Eudrilus eugeniae

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