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    Closing Nutrient Cycles in Cities Urban Vermiponics (PDFDrive)

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    This document summarizes research on a system that closes nutrient cycles in cities called vermiponics. It involves vermiculture (worm farming), aquaculture (fish farming), and hydroponics (soilless plant growth). Organic waste is fed to worms to produce vermiliquer liquid and worm casts. This is used to grow fish and plants. Results found the system grew plants and fish efficiently, with plant yields over 80% of controls. Issues around pH were addressed. Follow up work aims to apply the system using other waste streams and countries like Nepal.

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    This document summarizes research on a system that closes nutrient cycles in cities called vermiponics. It involves vermiculture (worm farming), aquaculture (fish farming), and hydroponics (soilless plant growth). Organic waste is fed to worms to produce vermiliquer liquid and worm casts. This is used to grow fish and plants. Results found the system grew plants and fish efficiently, with plant yields over 80% of controls. Issues around pH were addressed. Follow up work aims to apply the system using other waste streams and countries like Nepal.

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    Closing 

    nutrient cycles in cities 
    Closing nutrient cycles in cities –
    urban vermiponics
    p

    D id J Mid
    David J Midmore
    Outline 
    Outline
    • Introduction to the system: worms, fish, plants
    • Vermiculture
    • Vaquaculture
    • Vermiponics
    • Managing the plants
    Managing the plants
    • Follow‐up activities
    Vermiculture ‐ Integrated Aquaculture and Hydroponics 

    Abattoir & Cafeteria  Kitchen Waste
    Organic Wastes
    Organic Wastes Water
    W t
    Input

    Water
    Vermiculture Aquaculture
    Input

    Hydroponics
    d
    Research Focus
    Research Focus

    •GGrowth and production efficiency [veggie and fish]
    th d d ti ffi i
    Growth and production efficiency [ i d fi h]
    • Water / Solution Quality 
    Electrochemical
    ,p
    Nitrate, potassium and ammonium
    • Macro‐micro elemental analyses
    • Leaf area & chlorophyll content
    Leaf area & chlorophyll content
    • Sap nitrate, potassium and sugar concentration
    • Photosynthetic activity
    Ph t th ti ti it
    • Stomatal conductance and transpiration rate
    Vermiculture Results
    Vermiculture Results

    For each 100 kg of organic material processed:

    • 180 L of vermiponic liquor [= vermiliquer]

    • 89 kg of worm casts
    • 8 kg live worms
    Vermiculture Results

    Vermiliquer properties at different times of the year
    Vermiliquer properties at different times of the year
    V
    Vaquaculture
    lt R lt
    Results

    Catfish Harvest
    Worm feed
    Worm feed Commercial feed
    Commercial feed

    Individual fish weight: 
    Individual fish weight:
    36.9 ± 6.0 (3)
    ( ) 44.2 ± 5.0 (3)
    ( )
    gram ± stdv (n)

    SGR ± stdv
    d (n)
    ( ) 1.17 ± 0.05 (3)
    ( ) 1.28 ± 0.01 (3)
    ( )
    FCR ± stdv (n) 2.5 ± 0.42 (3) 1.7 ± 0.59 (3)
    survival %  ± stdv (n) 98 ± 3.5 (3) 98 ± 3.5 (3)
    Days of culture
    y 151

    SGR= Specific Growth rate;   FCR= Food Conversion Ratio 
    Vermiponics Results

    • Harvest fresh weight of vermiponic grown plants


    consistently > 80% of the fresh weight of the control
    plants [[all but 2 out of 12 expts]
    p p ]
    • Harvest dry weight of vermiponic grown plants reached >
    90% of the fresh weight of the control plants.
    • Issues with pH of solution, having to buffer downwards
    • Using both NFT and pot systems is possible, NFT better
    in summer heat.
    Vermiponics Results
    Vermiponics Results
    Vermiponics Results
    Vermiponics Results
    s
    Relationship between dissolved oxygen (ppm) and nutrient solution 
    temperature (oC) in experiment 6.

    Vermiponics Results
    Vermiponics Results
    Vermiponics Results
    Vermiponics Results
    Vermiponics Results
    Vermiponics Results
    Some aquaponics non edible crops
    Some aquaponics – non edible crops
    Follow up work
    Follow‐up work
    • AuSAID funded study in Nepal with vegetable 
    market wastes
    • Chicken dung conversion to hydroponics and 
    use of biochar feed stock
    use of biochar feed stock
    • Vermiliquer as source for compost teas
    Acknowledgements
    To RIRDC for funding, 
    to Vermicrobe International Pty Ltd
    to Vermicrobe International Pty Ltd
    to Ell‐gro Boxsell Hydroponics Pty Ltd 
    for infrastructure
    Full report at:
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    https://rirdc infoservices com au/items/11‐067
    https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/items/11 067

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