Research Article
Potential of Vermicompost as Soil Improvement Material in Inceptisol
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.5-10-2022.2328264, author={A Napoleon and A Hermawan and Dwi Probowati and S N A Fitri and B K Setyabudi}, title={Potential of Vermicompost as Soil Improvement Material in Inceptisol}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd Sriwijaya International Conference on Environmental Issues, SRICOENV 2022, October 5th, 2022, Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={SRICOENV}, year={2023}, month={4}, keywords={potential vermicompost soil improvement material inceptisol}, doi={10.4108/eai.5-10-2022.2328264} }- A Napoleon
A Hermawan
Dwi Probowati
S N A Fitri
B K Setyabudi
Year: 2023
Potential of Vermicompost as Soil Improvement Material in Inceptisol
SRICOENV
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.5-10-2022.2328264
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which vermicompost can be used as a soil conditioner on Inceptisols. The study was conducted in the greenhouse of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sriwijaya. The material used in this investigation is Inceptisol, vermicompost made from goat, cow and chicken manure, water and material analysis of soil chemical properties. A completely randomised factorial design with two factors was used in this study. The first factor is the type of material treatment vermicompost (P) is P1 = vermicompost from goat manure, P2 = vermicompost from cow manure, and P3 = vermicompost from chicken manure. The second factor is the dose of vermicompost treatment (D): D0 = 0% vermicompost, D1 = 2.5% vermicompost, D2 = 5% vermicompost, and D3 = 7.5%. Based on the research results on the changes of some soil chemical properties after the application of vermicompost on Inceptisols, it can be concluded that the application of vermicompost on Inceptisols had a significant effect on the changes of pH, C-organic content, available P and K-dd in the soil, but no significant effect on the changes of total N content in the soil.
