Vermicompostagem como tecnologia aplicada à valorização da matéria orgânica de resíduos do milho, nas condições edafoclimáticas do sertão pernambucano

Abstract

This research presents the vermicomposting as an environmental technology applied in the recycling and treatment of waste obtained in the maize production, taking into consideration the edaphoclimatic conditions of the Pernambuco Backwoods, under the perspective of the Environmental Chemistry. In addition, a physical and chemical study of vermicomposting were carried out. Vermicomposting is a process of biological transformation, as well as bio-oxidation and stabilization of organic matter (OM), turning it into a fertilizer of high agricultural potential. In this study, the vermicomposts were produced adding residues of corn, straw and cob, also adding goat manure and sawdust as organic substrate. In each vermicompostor 250 Eisenia fetida earthworms. were added. During the 120 days of the experiment, the following chemical attributes were analyzed: total solids (TS), pH, total organic carbon (TOC), organic matter (OM) and cation exchange capacity (CEC). The pH, TOC and OM results showed a decrease in their values during the vermicomposting process; while the CTC content increased. Both trends indicated that vermicomposts reached stability and maturity desired. In addition, worms showed good adaptation to vermicompostors. Thus, it was concluded that vermicomposting can be used as an effective technology for corn waste treatment and production of agricultural inputs. In the future, it is expected to apply the composed of new corn crops, renewing the cycle of the production chain, under conditions of cycling its organic matter and nutrients in favor of the agrarian and social development of the interior of the Brazilian Northeast.