Abstract
Poaceae family plants have an ecologically important function in primer productivity as well as preserving soil erosion and have the highest organic matter content. A large number of planted crops produces a large number of wastes. The proper way of treating waste will preserve the environment from pollution. Composting is the practical way used in returning organic matter to the soil. This study aims to evaluate the value of organic compost elements from Poaceae family byproduct waste as potential sources of nutrients to the soil. Aerated static pile composting technique was used as a method for producing compost. The initial height pile was six feet in order to sustain the temperature beneath the composting pile. Paddy, sugarcane, and corn byproduct wastes were used as the sample in this study. The composting process was completed after 12 weeks and the resulting organic compost was ready to be used. Corn byproducts compost indicated the highest level of the nutrient in terms of organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, and magnesium. Corn had the lowest C/N ratio of 18. Calcium and carbon were highest in sugarcane byproduct compost with an 8.3 pH level. Thus, Poaceae family byproduct compost can be used as organic fertilizer in the nourishment of soil fertility.
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The authors would like to express thanks to the Government of Malaysia for the financial support of this study through the Research Acculturation Grant Scheme (RAGS). Thank you to Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang for its support and encouragement in performing this study.
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Yusop, M.A.S., Mohammed, A. (2022). Nutrients in Byproduct Waste of Poaceae Family as Source of Organic Compost. In: Yacob, N.A., Tholibon, D.A., Mohd Yunus, N.Y., Jamil, Z., Mohd Tahir, S. (eds) Fundamental and Applied Sciences in Asia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4910-4_2
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