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

Asim Hayat | Zendy; Arshad Nawaz Chaudhary | Zendy; Fayyaz Hussain | Zendy; Tanveer Iqbal | Zendy; Vishandas Suthar | Zendy; Sana Ullah Jalil | Zendy; Zeshan Ali | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Asim Hayat,

Arshad Nawaz Chaudhary,

Fayyaz Hussain,

Tanveer Iqbal,

Vishandas Suthar,

Sana Ullah Jalil,

Zeshan Ali

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

biological sciences - pjsir

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.117

H-Index - 5

eISSN - 2223-2567

pISSN - 2221-6421

DOI - 10.52763/pjsir.biol.sci.58.2.2015.77.82

Subject(s) - compost , nutrient , poultry litter , litter , phosphorus , nitrogen , potassium , food waste , zoology , crop , environmental science , agronomy , carbon to nitrogen ratio , carbon fibers , chemistry , biology , mathematics , ecology , organic chemistry , algorithm , composite number

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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