EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT COMPOSTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF GREEN BEANS

•             TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION………………………………………………………………… .ii DEDICATION…………………………………………………………………… iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ……………………………………………………… iv ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………………… v TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………………… vi LIST OF TABLES ……………………………………………………………… x LIST OF FIGURES ………………………………………………………………xi 

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• 1.1General Background………………………………………..1 
• 1.2Problem Statement…………………………………………………………….3 
• 1.3Justification …………………………………………………………………... 4 
• 1.4Objectives……………………………………………………………………... 4 
• 1.5Research questions…………………………………………………………….5 
• 1.6Significance…………………………………………………………………….5 

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• 2.1Introduction……………………………………………6 
• 2.2Origins and Definitions of waste ……………………………………………. 6 
• 2.3Waste management……………………………………………………………7 2.
• 3.1Municipal solid waste………………………………………………………... 9 2.
• 3.1Waste generation and disposal…………………………………………….. 10 2.
• 3.3Landfilling…………………………………………………………………..10 
• 2.4Origin and chemical content of Digestate…………………………………..11 2.
• 4.1Origins and definitions…………………………………………………….. 11 2.
• 4.2Composition of digestate…………………………………………………... 13 2.
• 4.3pH of digestate……………………………………………………………... 13 2.
• 4.4Macro element content of digestate………………………………………... 15 2.
• 4.5Micro element content of digestate…………………………………………16 2.
• 4.6Organic matter content of digestate………………………………………... 16 
• 2.5Effects of digestate on soil properties……………………………………….17 2.
• 5.1Effect of digestate on soil pH ……………………………………………... 17 2.
• 5.2Effect of digestate on soil macro element content………………………… 18 2.
• 5.3Effect of digestate on soil microelement………………………………….. 18 2.
• 5.4Effect of digestate on soil organic matter content…………………………. 19 2.
• 5.5Effect of digestate on the microbiological activity of soil………………….19 2.
• 5.6Effects of digestate on crop yield………………………………………….. 20 2.
• 5.7Effects of digestate on the quality of crops…………………………………21 
• 2.6Composting methods………………………………………………………... 22 2.
• 6.1Turned windrow composting ……………………………………………... 24 2.
• 6.2Vermicomposting………………………………………………………….. 24 2.
• 6.3Co-composting……………………………………………………………. 25 
• 2.7Cultivation of beans…………………………………………………………. 26 
• 2.8Conceptual framework……………………………………………………... 27 

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• MATERIALS AND METHODS
• 3.1Study area………………………………30 3.1.
• 1.Location of Study Area……………………………………………………... 30 3.
• 1.2Climate………………………………………………………………………..30 3.
• 1.3Geology, Soils and vegetation……………………………………………….. 30 
• 3.2Compost……………………………………………………………………….. 31 
• 3.3Experimental design………………………………………………………….. 31 3.
• 3.1Treatment application and crop management ………………………………..32 
• 3.4Data collection…………………………………………………………………34 3.
• 4.1Types and sources of data…………………………………………………….34 3.
• 4.2Determination of dry matter…………………………………………………. 34 3.
• 4.3Determination of plant nutrients by analytical methods……………………. 35 3.
• 4.4Growth and yield…………………………………………………………….. 36 
• 3.5Data analysis…………………………………………………………………...36 

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
• 4.1Introduction……………………………37 
• 4.2Effects of various treatments on plant growth……………………………... 37 4.
• 2.1Treatment effect on plant height……………………………………………...37 4.
• 2.2Treatment effect on number of leaves……………………………………….. 38 4.
• 2.3Treatment effect on biomass dry matter……………………………………... 40 
• 4.3Treatment effect on nutrient content of plants……………………………... 41 

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• 5.1Conclusion……………….. 45 
• 5.2Recommendations……………………………………………………………. 45 References………………………………………………………………………….46 Appendix I………………………………………………………………………… 60 Appendix II………………………………………………………………………...61 Appendix III………………………………………………………………………. 64 Appendix IV………………………………………………………………………. 74