Abstract
In this study, corn sillage was converted to vermicompost and vermiwash through earthworm bio conversion. Eisenia Fetida earthworms loaded at a rate of 2.5 kg/m2 were used as the vermicomposting media over a period of 30 days in a vermireactor. The corn sillage vermiwash and vermicompost produced were analysed for bio fertilizer nutritional composition. The vermicompost had a nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium (NPK) composition of 0.52-1.53%, 0.18-1.06% and 0.13-0.74% respectively, whilst the vermiwash had an NPK composition of 0.011-1.83%, 0.003-1.65% and 0.062-1.73% respectively. Bio conversion of corn sillage to vermi- products presents an opportunity to boost food security and at the same time resource recovery from waste.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2056-2059 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management |
| Volume | 2018 |
| Issue number | SEP |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | 3rd North American IEOM Conference. IEOM 2018 - Duration: 27 Sept 2018 → 29 Sept 2018 |
Keywords
- Bio fertilizers
- Corn sillage
- NPK
- Vermicompost
- Vermiwash
- Waste management
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Strategy and Management
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
