Abstract
In vermicomposting, the main product is the worm casts, but a leachate is generated that contains large amounts of plant nutrients. This leachate is normally diluted to avoid plant damage. We investigated how dilution of vermicompost leachate combined with different concentrations of nitrogen (N) - phosphorus (P) - potassium (K) triple 17 fertilizer, and polyoxyethylene tridecyl alcohol as dispersant and polyethylene nonylphenol as adherent to increase efficiency of fertilizer uptake, affected sugarcane plant development. The vermicomposting leachate with pH 7.8 and electrolytic conductivity 2.6 dS m−1, contained 834 mg potassium (K) l−1, 247 mg nitrate (NO3−) l−1 and 168 mg phosphate (PO43−) l−1, was free of pathogens and resulted in a 65% germination index. Vermicompost leachate did not inhibit sugarcane growth and mixed with 170 g l−1 NPK triple 17 fertilizer resulted in the best plant development. No dispersant or adherent was required to improve plant height and stem development.
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Vermicompost leachate had a 65% germination index.
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e0“sugarcane plant development”
e1“resulted in a 65% germination index”
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Vermicompost leachate did not inhibit sugarcane growth.
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e0“Vermicompost leachate did not inhibit sugarcane growth”
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Leachate mixed with 170 g l−1 NPK triple 17 fertilizer produced the best sugarcane development.
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- sugarcanee0
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- mixed with 170 g l−1 NPK triple 17 fertilizere1
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- plant developmente1
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- beste1
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e0“sugarcane plant development”
e1“mixed with 170 g l−1 NPK triple 17 fertilizer resulted in the best plant development”
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Dispersant was not required to improve sugarcane height and stem development.
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e0“sugarcane plant development”
e1“No dispersant or adherent was required to improve plant height and stem development”
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