School of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box #337, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
J Environ Health Sci Eng. 2015 May 16;13:44. doi: 10.1186/s40201-015-0203-1. eCollection 2015.
Globally, there are a number of treatments indicated for the control of invasive alien plant species like parthenium. The production and use of vermicomposts from weeds or other wastes in agriculture is economical and eco-friendly. The unique advantage of using vermicomposting is that it helps to build and sustain soil condition and fertility for sustainable agricultural activities. The present study was an attempt to produce the vermicompost from Parthenium, farm and animal wastes and to analyze its nutrient content and suitability to be used as manure. The raw materials Parthenium, farm and animal wastes were collected and decomposed by tank method using Eisenia foetida. There were four different treatments in three replications of parthenium mixed with farm wastes and animal manures @10:1:1 ratio. The pH, organic carbon, organic matter, macro and micro nutrients and exchangeable bases were analyzed by standard methods. Addition of different farm and animal wastes helped to degrade the Parthenium and improve the nutrient value. Different treatments have shown improvements in the degraded product in terms of pH, organic carbon, organic matter, macro and micro nutrients and exchangeable bases. The vermicompost was found to have a good quality comparable to any organic manure. The results revealed the economic feasibility of the vermicompost (the organic manure) production as it uses the locally available materials and eco friendly nature of its technology. This methodology can be adopted by farmers to improve the crop productivity and maintain the soil fertility using the locally available organic waste materials.
全球范围内，有许多针对入侵外来植物物种（如豚草）的控制方法。在农业中，利用杂草或其他废物生产和使用蚯蚓粪是经济且环保的。使用蚯蚓堆肥的独特优势在于它有助于建立和维持土壤条件和肥力，以实现可持续的农业活动。本研究试图从豚草、农田和动物废物中生产蚯蚓粪，并分析其养分含量和作为肥料使用的适宜性。将豚草、农田和动物废物作为原材料收集起来，然后采用 tank 方法利用赤子爱胜蚓进行分解。在三个重复的实验中，将豚草与农田废物和动物粪便以 10:1:1 的比例混合，共设置了四个不同的处理。采用标准方法分析 pH 值、有机碳、有机质、大量和微量养分以及可交换碱基。添加不同的农田和动物废物有助于降解豚草并提高养分价值。不同的处理在降解产物的 pH 值、有机碳、有机质、大量和微量养分以及可交换碱基方面都有所改善。发现这种蚯蚓粪质量良好，可与任何有机肥料媲美。研究结果表明，这种蚯蚓粪（有机肥料）生产具有经济可行性，因为它利用了当地可用的材料，并且其技术具有环保性质。这种方法可以被农民采用，利用当地可用的有机废物来提高作物产量并保持土壤肥力。
