Open AccessThe Effect of Young Coconut Husk on the Quality of Goat Manure-Chicken Excreta Bioculture
Author(s) -
Dwi Ahmad Priyadi,
Dyah Triasih,
Sefri Ton,
Ari Istanti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
buletin fakultas peternakan universitas gadjah mada/buletin peternakan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2407-876X
pISSN - 0126-4400
DOI - 10.21059/buletinpeternak.v44i3.51434
Subject(s) - husk , chicken manure , organic fertilizer , fertilizer , manure , biodegradable waste , cow dung , raw material , agronomy , agriculture , germination , environmental science , chemistry , toxicology , biology , botany , ecology
The negative impact of chemical fertilizers use is soil fertility declining. The situation occurs because of biological, physical, and chemical properties of the soil is decreased. Agricultural waste is a large commodity which utilization can still be optimized, for example by using as raw material for organic liquid fertilizer. Agricultural wastes that have good quality as fertilizer include goat manure, chicken excreta, and coconut husk. The utilization of agricultural waste as organic fertilizer is one way of creating sustainable agriculture. This study aims to test the quality of liquid fertilizer (bioculture) of goat manure and chicken excreta by adding various levels of coconut husk. Bioculture is made by anaerobic fermentation for 21 days. The parameters observed included levels of C-organic, N, P, and K bioculture, as well as germination tests to determine the presence of phytotoxins. The data were analyzed using one way ANOVA. The treatment of P5 (5% coconut husk) showed the highest levels of N and P, while the K content was not significantly different from the treatment of P4 (2.5% coconut husk). The germination test showed no phytotoxin activity in bioculture.