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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of different animal dung in vermicompost production using Eudrilus eugeniae worm and spent mushroom substrate (SMS) as a vermicomposting medium. The experiment was carried out for 40 days in completely randomized design (CRD) on four replicates for each treatment. The treatments were T1 (6 SMS + 3 cow dung + 1 chopped banana trunk (CB)), T2 (6 SMS + 3 goat dung + 1 CB), T3 (6 SMS + 3 chicken dung + 1 CB) and T4-Control (6 SMS + 0 animal dung + 1 CB). Data on pH, EC, vermicompost biodegradability coefficient, worm population and reproductive rate were observed. Results showed that the pH of vermicompost after vermicomposting ranges from 7.34 to 6.82 and the EC value was decreased ranging from 32 to 88%. The vermicompost biodegradability coefficient was greater in T4 (0.82), followed by T1 (0.37), T2 (0.36) and T3 (0.13). The population of the worm was higher in T4 (178.75 worms) as compared to T2 (153.75 worms), T1 (153.25 worms) and T3 (10 worms). Results revealed that chicken dung is not a suitable medium to be used as part of a mixture in the vermicomposting medium since it has prevented the reproduction of E. eugeniae worms. Meanwhile, medium with or without cow dung can be used for vermicompost production since the growth rate and the number of the worm were greater in both mediums.
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Ahmad, N., Sukri, N.M., Samsuddin, N.Z. (2020). The Effect of Different Animal Dung in Vermicompost Production Using Eudrilus eugeniae Worm and Spent Mushroom Substrate as Vermicomposting Medium. In: Alias, N., Yusof, R. (eds) Charting the Sustainable Future of ASEAN in Science and Technology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3434-8_12
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