Nutrients Dynamics of Co-composting Poultry Litter with Fast Food Wastes

Co-composting of Poultry Litter with Fast Food Wastes

Authors

  • Asim Hayat Land Resource Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Arshad Nawaz Chaudhary Department of Soil Science & SWC, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Fayyaz Hussain Land Resource Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Tanveer Iqbal Department of Soil Science & SWC, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Vishandas Suthar Land Resource Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Sana Ullah Jalil Rice Research Programme, National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Zeshan Ali Ecotoxicology Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.58.2.2015.77.82

Keywords:

co-composting, poultry litter, fast food waste, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, C:N ratio

Abstract

Co-composting of poultry litter (PL) and fast food waste (FFW) in different combinations was carried out to explore the nutrient dynamics. The PL and FFW were co-composted in pits of dimensions  2 m×2 m×1.5 m (L×W×D) in ratios of 100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75 and 0:100, respectively, for a period of 105 days. Co-composts of PL and FFW in a 50:50 ratio yielded highest total nitrogen (3.63%), total phosphorus (0.81%), and total potassium (3.40%) levels in the mature compost after 105 days of composting period. Carbon to nitrogen ratio for this combination was 18.33, which is suitable for safe land application. Present study identified PL and FFW co-composting in equal proportions yields maximum N, P and K levels with suitable C:N ratio which may be applied to soils to meet crop nutrient demands and enhanced agricultural productivity. 

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Published

2015-08-24

How to Cite

Hayat, A., Chaudhary, A. N., Hussain, F., Iqbal, T., Suthar, V., Jalil, S. U., & Ali, Z. (2015). Nutrients Dynamics of Co-composting Poultry Litter with Fast Food Wastes: Co-composting of Poultry Litter with Fast Food Wastes. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 58(2), 77–82. https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.58.2.2015.77.82

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 2 (2015): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences

Section

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