Composting of floating biomass phumdi and salvinia natans of loktalk lake manipur india

Abstract

Composting can be the best alternative for utilization of the huge harvested green phumdi biomass of Loktak Lake because of the high organic contents Studies were carried out on the physicochemical and bio chemical transformations including the bioavailability of nutrients and heavy metals during agitated pile composting drum composting and vermicomposting of phumdi as well as Salvinia natans biomass both blended with cattle manure and rice husk or sawdust all in five different trials Trial