Evaluation of Earthworm Multiplication Bedding Materials for Effective Vermicompost Production at Jimma, Southwestern Ethiopia

Habetamu Getinet; Gebreslassie Hailu; Hirut Birhanu

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Evaluation of Earthworm Multiplication Bedding Materials for Effective Vermicompost Production at Jimma, Southwestern Ethiopia

Habetamu Getinet, Gebreslassie Hailu, Hirut Birhanu

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Rapid expansion of urbanization and industrialization has led to generation of huge quantities of waste materials where majority of organic waste is dumped in landfill sites, creates the organic load on the ground water, and more emissions of landfill gases. The best possible alternative to minimize these potential pollutants is through the process of vermicomposting because earthworms have the ability to convert organic waste into wealth (compost). This experiment was done to evaluate the effect of bedding materials for vermicompost production and performance of earthworm at Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Southwestern Ethiopia. The experiment consisted of three types of bedding materials including (cattle manure, donkey manure and poultry droppings) and four incubation periods (40, 60, 80 and 90 days) arranged factorially in completely randomized block design (RCBD) in three replications. The performance of worms was measured based on more suitable for vermicomposting including biological parameter, which measured the growth rate, the chemical nature of compost (pH), final number of worm, organic matter content (OM) of worm casts, total nitrogen (Tot. N) Content and carbon to nitrogen ratio. All of the above mentioned parameters showed that there is a significant difference observed on type of bedding materials used using ANOVA test. The LSD at (p < 0.05) test demonstrated that donkey manure followed by poultry droppings was more influential in worm biomass production, growth rate, total nitrogen and organic carbon content. In case of pH content of worm cast, it reveals that the optimum pH for worm growth rate is near to neutral condition. As conclusion, different types of bedding material will influence the worm growth.

Published in	Science Development (Volume 2, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.scidev.20210203.15
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Vermicomposting, Bedding Materials, Biological Parameters

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Habetamu Getinet

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Markos Agricultural Research Center, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Gebreslassie Hailu

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Markos Agricultural Research Center, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Hirut Birhanu

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Markos Agricultural Research Center, Debre Markos, Ethiopia

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