The Utilization of Mushroom Waste Substrate in Producing Vermicompost: The Decomposer Capacity of Lumbricus rubellus, Eisenia fetida and Eudrilus eugeniae

• Published in: Acta technologica agriculturae Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 99 - 104
• Main Authors: Purnawanto, Agus Mulyadi, Ahadiyat, Yugi R., Iqbal, Achmad, Tamad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 01-06-2020
• Subjects: earthworms; mushroom waste substrate; vermicompost
• ISSN: 1338-5267; 1338-5267
• DOI: 10.2478/ata-2020-0016

The objective of this study was to determine the capacity of
,
and
earthworms in vermicompost production utilizing mushroom waste substrate based on weight; number and weight loss of earthworms; temperature; pH; moisture content of media; and C/N ratio. The results showed that, by using 42 g of
,
and
earthworms, there was an increase in weight of earthworms and vermicompost by more than 300% and 75%, respectively. In general, these three species of earthworms were able to produce vermicompost in compliance with quality standards, showing C/N ratio lower than 20.