An investigation of the chemical and physical changes occurring during incense bamboo waste composting

Abstract

Research on the Influence of Organic and Inorganic Additives on Composting of Incense Bamboo Waste was conducted at the College of Agriculture, Nagpur (M.S.), AICRP on Agroforestry (Futala farm). The fourteen treatments include the following: pure bamboo waste as the control, incense bamboo waste combined with organic (cow dung and poultry soil), inorganic (nitrogen), and biological additives (Phanerochaete chrysosporium) in varying combinations. When all additives were combined, the rate of decomposition of incense bamboo waste increased. This was most noticeable in treatment BW+ 5 kg CD + 2.5 kg PM + 0.2 kg LF (T14). The BW+ 5 kg CD + 2.5 kg PM + 0.2 kg LF treatment had the lowest total organic carbon (27.33%), C:N ratio (17.34), and highest total nitrogen (1.58%), total phosphorus (0.52%), total potassium (1.16%), total sulphur (0.32%), and micronutrients (Fe-303.33 mg kg-1, Zn-46.67 mg kg-1, Mn-285.00 mg kg-1, and Cu-24.95 mg kg-1) measures. Matured compost of treatments BW + 5 kg CD + 2.5 kg PM + 0.2 kg LF (T14), BW + 5 kg PM + 0.2 kg LF (T9), and BW + 2.5 kg PM + 0.06 kilogram N + 0.2 kg LF (T13) showed the desired physico-chemical parameters, such as pH, EC, ash content, bulk density, and color. On the other hand, treatment BW (control) (T1) without any additives showed only a small amount of degradation. The outcome indicates that for incense composting can be a suitable source for recycling incense industrial bamboo waste with organic (cow dung and poultry soil) and biological (lignolytic fungi) additives.