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Potential of different vermicast formulations toward chemical composition and microbial functional diversity as biofertilizer

Three different formulations of biofertilizer - EM vermicompost, IMO vermicompost and control vermicompost were developed in this study. The macronutrients and microbiological content of each formulation were compared and field trial was conducted. The study showed that EM vermicompost had higher ni...

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Main Authors: Hanapi, Siti Zulaiha, M. Awad, Hassan, Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji, Aziz, Ramlan
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Published: 2013
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QD Chemistry
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spelling my.utm.410062017-08-24T06:22:25Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/41006/ Potential of different vermicast formulations toward chemical composition and microbial functional diversity as biofertilizer Hanapi, Siti Zulaiha M. Awad, Hassan Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji Aziz, Ramlan QD Chemistry Three different formulations of biofertilizer - EM vermicompost, IMO vermicompost and control vermicompost were developed in this study. The macronutrients and microbiological content of each formulation were compared and field trial was conducted. The study showed that EM vermicompost had higher nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content than IMO and control vermicomposts. Microbiological analysis results also showed that EM vermicompost had more lactobacillus, yeast and photosynthetic bacteria than the other two vermicomposts. This is in agreement with the field trial results where the percentage yield of the crops is higher for plants fertilized with EM vermicompost. In this study it can be concluded that EM vermicompost is a better biofertilizer than IMO and Control vermicomposts as demonstrated through its properties and performance. 2013 Article PeerReviewed Hanapi, Siti Zulaiha and M. Awad, Hassan and Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji and Aziz, Ramlan (2013) Potential of different vermicast formulations toward chemical composition and microbial functional diversity as biofertilizer. Chemical Science Transactions, 2 (S1). S75-S82. ISSN 2278-3458
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic QD Chemistry
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
Hanapi, Siti Zulaiha
M. Awad, Hassan
Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji
Aziz, Ramlan
Potential of different vermicast formulations toward chemical composition and microbial functional diversity as biofertilizer
description Three different formulations of biofertilizer - EM vermicompost, IMO vermicompost and control vermicompost were developed in this study. The macronutrients and microbiological content of each formulation were compared and field trial was conducted. The study showed that EM vermicompost had higher nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content than IMO and control vermicomposts. Microbiological analysis results also showed that EM vermicompost had more lactobacillus, yeast and photosynthetic bacteria than the other two vermicomposts. This is in agreement with the field trial results where the percentage yield of the crops is higher for plants fertilized with EM vermicompost. In this study it can be concluded that EM vermicompost is a better biofertilizer than IMO and Control vermicomposts as demonstrated through its properties and performance.
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author Hanapi, Siti Zulaiha
M. Awad, Hassan
Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji
Aziz, Ramlan
author_facet Hanapi, Siti Zulaiha
M. Awad, Hassan
Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji
Aziz, Ramlan
author_sort Hanapi, Siti Zulaiha
title Potential of different vermicast formulations toward chemical composition and microbial functional diversity as biofertilizer
title_short Potential of different vermicast formulations toward chemical composition and microbial functional diversity as biofertilizer
title_full Potential of different vermicast formulations toward chemical composition and microbial functional diversity as biofertilizer
title_fullStr Potential of different vermicast formulations toward chemical composition and microbial functional diversity as biofertilizer
title_full_unstemmed Potential of different vermicast formulations toward chemical composition and microbial functional diversity as biofertilizer
title_sort potential of different vermicast formulations toward chemical composition and microbial functional diversity as biofertilizer
publishDate 2013
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/41006/
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