BIOLOGICAL MATURITY AND CHEMICAL STABILITY OF MICROBIAL INFLUENCED TAPIOCA SOLID WASTE VERMICOMPOST

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dc.categoryJournal Article
dc.contributor.authorAnitha Subash
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-07T19:50:56Z
dc.date.available2017-03-07T19:50:56Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentBiochemistryen_US
dc.description.abstractTapioca solid waste (TS\V), a major biodegradable solid waste having high amounts of organic matter, act as a better source and cow dung (CD) used as bulking material in the proportion of 3:1 for polyculture earthworm composting. Ain; of the present study was to evaluate the biological maturity and chemical stability (vermicompost aging) by analyzing the humic acict'level, microbial biomass, earthworm biomass, cocoon formation and worm mortality rate in microbial (Trichoderma viridae and Bacillus polyntyxa) aided TSW vermicomposting, because these parameters can control the quality of the resulting vermicompost. Analysis of the composts in control, microbes, earthworms and earthworms with microbes treated media were done on the 2S''‘, SO"' and 75"' day.s. Significant changes were observed in all media except control. Significant ' changes, such as: 1. increased'iinmic acid content, 2. increased microbial biomass (COj up to SO''' day then decline on the 75''' day, 3. decreased earthworm biomass, 4, increased earthworm biomass and 5. cocoon formation, were recorded. The yield of the final compost was high in earthworms with microbes treated medium. Thus, our results reveal that the use of selected microorganisms with polyculture earthworms enhances the composting process and chemical stability of Tapioca solid waste vermicomposting.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.avinuty.ac.in/handle/avu/1910
dc.langEnglishen_US
dc.publisher.nameElectronic Journal of Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.typeInternationalen_US
dc.titleBIOLOGICAL MATURITY AND CHEMICAL STABILITY OF MICROBIAL INFLUENCED TAPIOCA SOLID WASTE VERMICOMPOSTen_US
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