Bio-composting oil palm waste for improvement of soil fertility

• Main Authors: Gandahi, Allah Wadhayo, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi
• Other Authors: Maheshwari, Dinesh K.
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Springer International Publishing 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52479/1/Bio-composting%20oil%20palm%20waste%20for%20improvement%20of%20soil%20fertility.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52479/; http://rd.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-08004-8_11

Sources of bio-compost as agro-industrial wastes includes wide range of oil palm wastes viz. waste, biomass, palm kernels, empty fruit bunch, mill effluent, trunk and frond compost. Various composting processes are summarized in brief with distinct reference of oil–palm composting covering aerated static pile, and co-composting with earthworms (vermicomposting). However, in-vessel composting and windrow composting has meritorious advantages in composting. This review article refers to various significant roles played by microorganisms associated. Noteworthy study of bio-compost applications and procedures are correspondingly glosses framework of ecological, economical and agro-ecosystemic benefits.