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    Effects of raw materials on vermicompost qualities

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    Author
    A'ali, Rahman
    Jafarpour, Mehrdad
    Kazemi, Elahe
    Pessarakli, Mohammad
    Affiliation
    Univ Arizona, Coll Agr & Life Sci
    Issue Date
    2017-01-11
    Keywords
    Spent mushroom compost
    Eisenia foetida
    pomegranate peel
    sheep manure
    
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    Taylor & Francis
    Citation
    Effects of raw materials on vermicompost qualities 2017, 40 (11):1635 Journal of Plant Nutrition
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    Journal of Plant Nutrition
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    © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
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    This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.
    Abstract
    Overuse of the chemical compounds and toxic elements leads to problems and transmission of contaminants and pollutants to humans and other living organisms. One of the industries’ byproducts of the agriculture sector is production of various composts from the organic raw materials that the best type of which is so – called Vermicompost. In this study, effects of raw materials on qualitative and quantitative characteristics of Vermicompost are discussed. To do so, sheep manure, pomegranate peels, spent mushroom compost either singly or double, triple or fourfold chopped corn, sugar beet pulp and sawdust were used. This research project was conducted in a completely randomized design experiment with 23 treatments with 3 replications. Results revealed that various bed combinations exert different effects on Vermicompost quality such that, the Vermicomposting process led to a significant decrease in electrical conductivity (EC) and a significant increase in pH in most of the culture (seed) beds. Also, the levels of Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium in most treatments increased following completion of the vermicomposting process. As a result, this process can be introduced as an organic fertilizer with complete nutrients for improving chemical characteristics of agricultural wastes to usable fertilizers.
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    12 month embargo; Published online: 11 Jan 2017
    ISSN
    0190-4167
    1532-4087
    DOI
    10.1080/01904167.2016.1270319
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    Final accepted manuscript
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    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01904167.2016.1270319
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