Effects of bedding materials on vermicasting potential of red wiggler worms- Eisenia fetida / Assoc. Prof. Hajah Wan Hanisah Wan Ismail … [et al.]

Wan Ismail, Wan Hanisah (Assoc. Prof. Hajah) and Ali, Khafiruddin (Haji) and Mohd Sahal, Mohd Saiful Akbar and Mamat, Nordin (2006) Effects of bedding materials on vermicasting potential of red wiggler worms- Eisenia fetida / Assoc. Prof. Hajah Wan Hanisah Wan Ismail … [et al.]. [Research Reports] (Unpublished)

Abstract

Experiments were performed to determine the composting potential of Eisenia fetida over a period of 70 days under laboratory conditions using different substrates as bedding materials. The study indicates that oil palm leaves, acacia leaves, newspaper and sawdust shows different potentials as bedding materials for vermicomposting. However, proper initial preparation of the bedding material is critical to ensure efficient vermicomposting where precomposting of agricultural wastes is needed to facilitate efficient vermicomposting. The study also indicates that particle size of the bedding material affects the rate of vermicomposting. For household vermicomposting, newspaper is recommended as the bedding material because it is cheap, clean or less messy and very easy to handle. Thus study has shown that kitchen wastes' such as left over vegetables and similar wastes can be composted with earthworms and can be converted as valuable garden fertilizer without additional cost.

Metadata

Item Type: Research Reports
Creators:
Creators
Email / ID Num.
Wan Ismail, Wan Hanisah (Assoc. Prof. Hajah)
UNSPECIFIED
Ali, Khafiruddin (Haji)
UNSPECIFIED
Mohd Sahal, Mohd Saiful Akbar
UNSPECIFIED
Mamat, Nordin
UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences > Environmental conditions. Environmental quality. Environmental indicators. Environmental degradation
Q Science > QL Zoology
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Research Management Centre (RMC) > Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization (IRDC)
Keywords: Bedding materials, Vermicasting, Red wiggler worms, Eisenia fetida
Date: 2006
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/48891
Edit Item
Edit Item

Download

[thumbnail of 48891.pdf] Text
48891.pdf

Download (145kB)

Digital Copy

Digital (fulltext) is available at:

Physical Copy

Physical status and holdings:
Item Status:
On Shelf

ID Number

48891

Indexing

Statistic

Statistic details