Sigma Xi Poster Competition
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Graduate
Major
Agriculture Science
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I.P Handayani
Presentation Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Description
Food scraps have contributed significantly to environmental problems. Because of its substantial effects on the environment, the economy, and society, it has become a major global issue. This research was conducted at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Lalitpur, and was meant to find ways to shorten the composting period using biofertilizers and biochar and study their impacts on the compost nutrients. The experiment involved seven treatments with three replications: T1 (Control), T2 (EM-1), T3 (Prarhamva decomposer), T4 (Biofertilizer KM), T5 (Biochar 400 g + Biofertilizer KM), T6 (Biochar 800 g + Biofertilizer KM), T7 (Biochar 200 g) with 5 kg of food scraps (brown matter included). The experiment followed a completely randomized design. Prarhamva decomposer and EM-1, used in this study, are commercial products with potentially inconsistent constituents, so users should exercise caution. EM-1 contains a mixture of bacteria and fungi, lactic acid bacteria, photosynthetic bacteria, yeast, and fungi, while Prarhamva includes Trichoderma viride and Rhizopus. T6 showed significantly faster decomposition (p
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Sigma Xi Poster Competition
CONTRIBUTIONS OF BIOCHAR AND BIOFERTILIZER ON FOOD SCRAPS COMPOSTING
Food scraps have contributed significantly to environmental problems. Because of its substantial effects on the environment, the economy, and society, it has become a major global issue. This research was conducted at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Lalitpur, and was meant to find ways to shorten the composting period using biofertilizers and biochar and study their impacts on the compost nutrients. The experiment involved seven treatments with three replications: T1 (Control), T2 (EM-1), T3 (Prarhamva decomposer), T4 (Biofertilizer KM), T5 (Biochar 400 g + Biofertilizer KM), T6 (Biochar 800 g + Biofertilizer KM), T7 (Biochar 200 g) with 5 kg of food scraps (brown matter included). The experiment followed a completely randomized design. Prarhamva decomposer and EM-1, used in this study, are commercial products with potentially inconsistent constituents, so users should exercise caution. EM-1 contains a mixture of bacteria and fungi, lactic acid bacteria, photosynthetic bacteria, yeast, and fungi, while Prarhamva includes Trichoderma viride and Rhizopus. T6 showed significantly faster decomposition (p