Events1st International Online Conference on Agriculture - Advances in Agricultural Science and Technology
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This submission belongs to the session 5. Agricultural Soils of the event 1st International Online Conference on Agriculture - Advances in Agricultural Science and Technology
Published date
10 Feb, 2022
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author-avatarRaimundo Jimenez-Ballesta
Citation
Elisa Azura Azman, Chooi Lin Phooi, Roslan Ismail, Effect of EM Burger Dirt on the enzymatic activities of the soil planted with Bok Choy (Brassica ruba subsp. Chinensis), in Proceedings of 1st International Online Conference on Agriculture - Advances in Agricultural Science and Technology, 10 February–25 February 2022, MDPI: Basel, Switzerland, doi: 10.3390/IOCAG2022-12197
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Effect of EM Burger Dirt on the enzymatic activities of the soil planted with Bok Choy (Brassica ruba subsp. Chinensis)

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1. Universiti Putra Malaysia
2. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Abstract

Soil enzymes secure our food security; however, they are sensitive to abiotic stresses. Solving the globe issues of food waste by Bokashi may be secure for our food security. Food waste Bokashi substrate (as soil treatment) and leachate (as seed priming agent and liquid fertilizer) were used to grow bok choy 4 cycles. Soil pH, cation exchangeable capacity, moisture content, aggregate stability and enzyme activity were determined. All variables were positive corelated except catalase activity. Bokashi treatment significantly increased soil pH closed to neutral and CEC. Anaerobic Bokashi treated soil significantly reduced soil catalase activity, however it was gradually increased along the growing cycle. Bokashi treatment significantly maintains the aggregate stability along growing cycles. Hence, Bokashi substrate was recommended to improve soil quality such pH, CEC and urease activity.

Keywords
Plant and animal-based food waste
cook and raw food waste
soil amendment
Bokashi
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