Comparative quality of goat manure based compost with or without fermentation additive and its effect on the germination of pechay
| dc.contributor.author | Aprilyn L. Domingo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-09T07:11:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-09T07:11:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Utilizing goat manure for composting at the same time addressing environmental issues can be a feasible alternative for goat raisers. The study aimed to determine the effects of adding a rapid odor erasing and composting microbes (OECM) at different inclusion rates of: 350 grams per 100 kg raw material (50 kg goat manure + 50 kg fly ash) T2: 400 grams per 100 kg raw material (50 kg goat manure + 50 kg fly ash) T3 and 450 grams per 100 kg or raw material (50 kg goat manure + 50 kg fly ash) T4 on physical properties, temperature, pH, germination rate and percentage weight loss, and NPK analysis. The control T1 was 100 kg raw material with no OECM. A Complete Random Design (CRD) was used consisting of 4 treatments with each treatment replicated thrice. Tukey HSD was used to further analyze significant differences. Results showed that the odor of treated compost was no longer evident on day 13 for T2, T3 and T4. The texture from coarse to slightly fine was observed in day 13 of T2, T3 and T4, while the color from black to grayish black was demonstrated on day 13 of T2, T3 and T4. The temperature (p,0.01, pH (p.<0.01), compost weight loss (p.<0.01), and germination rate (p.<0.01) were significantly different over the control. Therefore, the OECM at 350 grams, 400 grams, and 450 grams per 100 kg raw material is an indispensable additive for goat-based manure as its significantly improved the varying compost quality parameters. Hence, on the NPK results show that the NPK content of Goat Based Manure was N (0.66), O (2.57) and K (11.51) for T1 (control). For T2 the N content (0.30), P (2.63) and K (13.04). For T3 the N content (0.23), P (3.10) and K (11.62). For T4 the available N (0.47), P (3.36) and K (13.05). From the result, the N content did not reach the ideal N of a compost, but higher potassium level was considering that it is indispensable for grain development. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://granarium.clsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/490 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | Comparative quality of goat manure based compost with or without fermentation additive and its effect on the germination of pechay | |
| dc.type | Thesis |