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Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica

Food wastage is a serious problem reported currently, and their disposal at landfills caused environmental problems such as leachate and odour. Apart from being disposed, FW is biodegradable, and hence it can be treated through composting. Composting involves the activity of microbes to convert the...

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Main Authors: Sharif, Faez, Ahmad Roseli, Nur Syuhadah, Mohamad, Mohd Azrul Naim, Mohd Omar, Suhaila, Mohd Nasir, Mohd Hamzah, Mohd Radzuan, Abdul Hakim, Noh, Abdul Latif, Jamaludin, Mohd Hafiz, Ahmad Tajudin, Nur Syuhada
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Language:English
Published: 2019
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Q Science (General)
QK Botany
QR Microbiology
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spelling my.iium.irep.781762020-03-06T03:23:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/78176/ Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica Sharif, Faez Ahmad Roseli, Nur Syuhadah Mohamad, Mohd Azrul Naim Mohd Omar, Suhaila Mohd Nasir, Mohd Hamzah Mohd Radzuan, Abdul Hakim Noh, Abdul Latif Jamaludin, Mohd Hafiz Ahmad Tajudin, Nur Syuhada Q Science (General) QK Botany QR Microbiology Food wastage is a serious problem reported currently, and their disposal at landfills caused environmental problems such as leachate and odour. Apart from being disposed, FW is biodegradable, and hence it can be treated through composting. Composting involves the activity of microbes to convert the FW into compost which can be used as organic fertiliser. While most of the previous studies focused on one type of composting method, the comparison between two methods to determine the efficient one in producing good quality compost is scarce. Hence, this study aimed to compare the physicochemical parameters of FW in convennonal and spinning barrel composting method. Physicochemical parameters (temperature, pH, moisture content except for C/N ratio) were measured every three days interval throughout 30 composting days and analysed using SPSS. For the results, only moisture content differed significantly between both methods in which spinning barrel reach an optimum range of 54.61% in the end. The FW compost from both composting methods was then combined for application on i. a‹Juntica. Four fertilisation treatments; control, NPK fertiliser, FW compost and combination of NPK fertiliser + FW compost were used to measure and compare the growth of J. nqflaficn in determining the best fertilisation treatment by looking at growth parameters (height, number of leaves and leaf width). The growth parameters were measured weekly for five weeks, and data were analysed using SASS. It was found that the best fertilisation treatment was the combination of NPK fertiliser + FW compost that recorded a better growth of I. aquatica (significant tallest height, the highest number of leaves and largest leaf width) most probably due to the synergetic effect of nutrients released from both fertilisers. To conclude, apart from reducing the FW disposed at landfills, composting also produce a valuable end product known as compost which can be used in combined with NPK fertiliser to promote the planting of i. aquntica. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78176/12/75778%20abstract.pdf Sharif, Faez and Ahmad Roseli, Nur Syuhadah and Mohamad, Mohd Azrul Naim and Mohd Omar, Suhaila and Mohd Nasir, Mohd Hamzah and Mohd Radzuan, Abdul Hakim and Noh, Abdul Latif and Jamaludin, Mohd Hafiz and Ahmad Tajudin, Nur Syuhada (2019) Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica. In: Kuantan Research Day 2019, 23rd October 2019, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished)
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topic Q Science (General)
QK Botany
QR Microbiology
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
QK Botany
QR Microbiology
Sharif, Faez
Ahmad Roseli, Nur Syuhadah
Mohamad, Mohd Azrul Naim
Mohd Omar, Suhaila
Mohd Nasir, Mohd Hamzah
Mohd Radzuan, Abdul Hakim
Noh, Abdul Latif
Jamaludin, Mohd Hafiz
Ahmad Tajudin, Nur Syuhada
Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica
description Food wastage is a serious problem reported currently, and their disposal at landfills caused environmental problems such as leachate and odour. Apart from being disposed, FW is biodegradable, and hence it can be treated through composting. Composting involves the activity of microbes to convert the FW into compost which can be used as organic fertiliser. While most of the previous studies focused on one type of composting method, the comparison between two methods to determine the efficient one in producing good quality compost is scarce. Hence, this study aimed to compare the physicochemical parameters of FW in convennonal and spinning barrel composting method. Physicochemical parameters (temperature, pH, moisture content except for C/N ratio) were measured every three days interval throughout 30 composting days and analysed using SPSS. For the results, only moisture content differed significantly between both methods in which spinning barrel reach an optimum range of 54.61% in the end. The FW compost from both composting methods was then combined for application on i. a‹Juntica. Four fertilisation treatments; control, NPK fertiliser, FW compost and combination of NPK fertiliser + FW compost were used to measure and compare the growth of J. nqflaficn in determining the best fertilisation treatment by looking at growth parameters (height, number of leaves and leaf width). The growth parameters were measured weekly for five weeks, and data were analysed using SASS. It was found that the best fertilisation treatment was the combination of NPK fertiliser + FW compost that recorded a better growth of I. aquatica (significant tallest height, the highest number of leaves and largest leaf width) most probably due to the synergetic effect of nutrients released from both fertilisers. To conclude, apart from reducing the FW disposed at landfills, composting also produce a valuable end product known as compost which can be used in combined with NPK fertiliser to promote the planting of i. aquntica.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Sharif, Faez
Ahmad Roseli, Nur Syuhadah
Mohamad, Mohd Azrul Naim
Mohd Omar, Suhaila
Mohd Nasir, Mohd Hamzah
Mohd Radzuan, Abdul Hakim
Noh, Abdul Latif
Jamaludin, Mohd Hafiz
Ahmad Tajudin, Nur Syuhada
author_facet Sharif, Faez
Ahmad Roseli, Nur Syuhadah
Mohamad, Mohd Azrul Naim
Mohd Omar, Suhaila
Mohd Nasir, Mohd Hamzah
Mohd Radzuan, Abdul Hakim
Noh, Abdul Latif
Jamaludin, Mohd Hafiz
Ahmad Tajudin, Nur Syuhada
author_sort Sharif, Faez
title Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica
title_short Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica
title_full Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica
title_fullStr Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica
title_full_unstemmed Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica
title_sort composting of food waste and its product performance on ipomoea aquatica
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/78176/12/75778%20abstract.pdf
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