TABLE 2.
Physico-chemical and microbiological properties of the composts used in this study.
Composts | pH | EC (mS/cm) | COT (%) | NTK (%) | C/N | P (mg/g) | Bacterial population (CFU/g) | Fungal population (CFU/g) |
Compost (C1) | 7.86 | 7.10 | 30.65 | 2.19 | 14.00 | 0.270 | 1.65 × 108 | 4.30 × 105 |
Compost (C2) | 7.80 | 8.50 | 27.24 | 1.32 | 20.64 | 0.266 | 2.12 × 105 | 9.75 × 104 |
EC, electrical conductivity; TOC, total organic carbon; TKN, total Kjeldahl-nitrogen; C/N, carbon-to-nitrogen ratio; P, phosphorous; CFU, colony-forming unit.