Effect of Cricket Frass and Mealworm Waste Compost Pellet Applications on Soil Properties and Yield of Pathum Thani 1 Rice
Keywords:
cricket frass, mealworm waste, pellet compost, soil properties, rice yieldAbstract
The objective of this research was to study the effects of compost pellet, cricket frass and mealworm waste on soil properties and production of rice varieties Pathum Thani 1 in Ang Thong province. The experiment was designed by Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD), consisted of 7 treatments, 4 replications as followed: 1) farmer method (control), 2) cricket frass pellet, 3) mealworm waste pellet, 4) cricket frass pellet and mealworm waste pellet, 5) cricket frass with phosphate rock pellet, 6) mealworm waste with phosphate rock pellet and 7) cricket frass with phosphate rock pellet and mealworm waste with phosphate rock pellet. The results found that all treatments of applying pellet, cricket frass and mealworm waste resulted in the higher organic matter, content between 1.56-1.60% and the lower soil density between 1.52-1.55 g/cm3, and differ statistically from farmers' methods (p<0.05). All treatments with fertilizer applications resulted in higher macronutrient content in the soil. Effect of mealworm waste with phosphate rock pellet on soil phosphorus content (49.25 mg/kg) was significantly higher than that of the farmer’s method (35.01 mg/kg). All fertilization treatments affected soil nitrogen and soil potassium contents but were not significantly different. However, for the productivity of rice, Pathum Thani 1, it was found that all treatments gave the average rice yield between 679.45-704.97 kg/rai, and was not significantly different (p<0.05)
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