Table 2 Changes in fulvic acid carbon (FAC), humic acid carbon (HAC), and degree of humification (DoH) during the period of biocomposting.
Treatments | Fulvic Acid Carbon (FAC) (%) | Humic Acid Carbon (HAC) (%) | DoH | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 D | 30 D | 60 D | 0 D | 30 D | 60 D | 0 D | 30 D | 60 D | |
TFCA (only)(E1) | 0.044 ± 0.01 | 0.023 ± 0.003 | 0.06 ± 0.002 | 0.22 ± 0.015 | 0.075 ± 0.006 | 0.07 ± 0.002 | 0.42 ± 0.01 | 1.08 ± 0.03 | 1.28 ± 0.072 |
TFCA + CD (1:1)(E2) | 0.011 ± 0.001 | 0.027 ± 0.003 | 0.07 ± 0.004 | 0.26 ± 0.015 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.50 ± 0.021 | 0.47 ± 0.02 | 2.20 ± 0.02 | 2.01 ± 0.05 |
TFCA + CD (1:2)(E3) | 0.62 ± 0.038 | 0.47 ± 0.03 | 1.08 ± 0.036 | 0.25 ± 0.015 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.51 ± 0.02 | 0.48 ± 0.02 | 2.24 ± 0.06 | 2.06 ± 0.025 |
CD(E4) | 0.55 ± 0.02 | 0.48 ± 0.055 | 0.66 ± 0.01 | 0.18 ± 0.006 | 0.14 ± 0.021 | 0.32 ± 0.032 | 0.50 ± 0.02 | 2.06 ± 0.02 | 2.82 ± 0.021 |
TFCA(L1) | 0.024 ± 0.006 | 0.18 ± 0.025 | 0.32 ± 0.026 | 0.08 ± 0.006 | 0.015 ± 0.001 | 0.09 ± 0.007 | 0.33 ± 0.01 | 1.13 ± 0.02 | 1.65 ± 0.042 |
TFCA + CD (1:1)(L2) | 0.024 ± 0.006 | 0.36 ± 0.095 | 0.64 ± 0.035 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 0.015 ± 0.003 | 0.35 ± 0.02 | 0.42 ± 0.01 | 1.95 ± 0.03 | 2.39 ± 0.065 |
TFCA + CD (1:2)(L3) | 0.18 ± 0.021 | 0.61 ± 0.015 | 0.66 ± 0.026 | 0.30 ± 0.006 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | 0.37 ± 0.030 | 0.48 ± 0.02 | 2.23 ± 0.02 | 2.81 ± 0.017 |
CD(L4) | 0.39 ± 0.02 | 0.88 ± 0.053 | 0.60 ± 0.04 | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.025 | 0.47 ± 0.01 | 0.45 ± 0.01 | 2.53 ± 0.02 | 3.59 ± 0.042 |
TFCA (only)(C1) | 0.23 ± 0.031 | 0.22 ± 0.025 | 0.21 ± 0.03 | 0.12 ± 0.006 | 0.045 ± 0.001 | 0.026 ± 0.001 | 0.20 ± 0.07 | 0.291 ± 0.03 | 0.44 ± 0.026 |
TFCA + CD (1:1)(C2) | 0.08 ± 0.006 | 0.35 ± 0.03 | 0.23 ± 0.015 | 0.11 ± 0.006 | 0.23 ± 0.031 | 0.11 ± 0.007 | 0.46 ± 0.02 | 1.30 ± 0.02 | 2.02 ± 0.047 |
TFCA + CD (1:2) (C3) | 0.27 ± 0.035 | 0.69 ± 0.055 | 0.57 ± 0.031 | 0.21 ± 0.006 | 0.19 ± 0.017 | 0.11 ± 0.002 | 0.47 ± 0.02 | 1.46 ± 0.04 | 2.06 ± 0.087 |
CD(C4) | 0.29 ± 0.020 | 0.96 ± 0.062 | 0.56 ± 0.035 | 0.20 ± 0.006 | 0.23 ± 0.031 | 0.25 ± 0.002 | 0.51 ± 0.02 | 2.32 ± 0.02 | 2.08 ± 0.025 |
P value | |||||||||
Treatment | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
Day | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
Treatment × Day | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
LSD | 0.303 | 0.12 | 0.16 | ||||||
