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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 161, 2025
International Scientific and Practical Conference “Agriculture and Food Security: Technology, Innovation, Markets, Human Resources” (FIES 2024)
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| Article Number | 00061 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202516100061 | |
| Published online | 27 February 2025 | |
Biotechnological conversion of organic wastes by vermiculture to increase crop yields
1 Kuban State Agrarian University named after I. T. Trubilin, Krasnodar, Russia
2 Don State Agrarian University, Roston-On-Don, Russia
3 Kalmyk State University named after B.B. Gorodovikov, Elista, Russia
4 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia
* Corresponding author: zirochka2505@gmail.com
The work is devoted to the application of vermiculture biotechnology for processing organic waste and obtaining biohumus, as well as assessing the impact of the resulting product on crop yields and quality. The study included laboratory experiments on vermicomposting of different types of organic waste in different proportions with soil filler, as well as field trials using biohumus as a fertiliser for potatoes, carrots and oats. It was found that vermicomposting is effective for processing a wide range of organic wastes to produce biohumus rich in humus, macro- and microelements. The optimum ratio of organic waste and soil filler for biohumus production was 65:35. Field trials have shown that the use of biohumus helps to increase yields and improve the quality indicators of agricultural crops, including an increase in carotene and sugars in carrots, a decrease in non-protein nitrogen in potatoes, and a reduction in disease and pest damage. The results confirm the prospects of vermiculture as an environmentally safe method of waste utilisation and obtaining a valuable organic fertiliser.
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