Effects of microbial additive on composting process and on Swiss chard growth and nutrient uptake

Arati Poudel Nepal; Yasuhiro Sugimoto; Aya Nishiwaki; Hisato Kunitake; Fajri Anugroho; Masaaki Kirimura; Chieko Muranaka

Effects of microbial additive on composting process and on Swiss chard growth and nutrient uptake

Arati Poudel Nepal
, Yasuhiro Sugimoto^*
, Aya Nishiwaki
, Hisato Kunitake
, Fajri Anugroho
, Masaaki Kirimura
, Chieko Muranaka

^*Corresponding author for this work

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We investigated the effect of a microbial additive on composting and on growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla). Composts were prepared from commercial cattle manure with/without a microbial additive containing thermophilic bacteria. Compost with microbial additive (AC) had greater temperature rise and microbial activity (measured by ATP levels) during first-phase composting than compost without additive (NAC), possibly because of increased thermophilic bacterial activity. Application of AC in Swiss chard cultivation gave higher SPAD values, photosynthetic activity, leaf yield, and nutrient contents than with NAC. The microbial additive including thermophilic bacteria produced good-quality compost that characterized by lower moisture and C:N ratio, and good growth of Swiss chard.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	132-141
Number of pages	10
Journal	European Journal of Scientific Research
Volume	52
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Apr 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Activated compost
C:N ratio
Cattle manure
Photosynthetic activity
Thermophilic bacteria

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Effects of microbial additive on composting process and on Swiss chard growth and nutrient uptake

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