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@article{180136,
        author = {Niharika Chauhan and Tulsi Mogha and Ishi Singhal and Sakshi Chauhan and Sonia Sharma},
        title = {In Vivo Studies of Soil Conditioning and Growth Promotion Efeects of Kitchen Biowaste On Maize Grown Under Salinity Stress},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {1},
        pages = {316-322},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=180136},
        abstract = {Among various composting methods, kitchen 
waste composting stands out as a practical, zero-cost 
approach that transforms food scraps into valuable 
nutrients for home gardens, promoting sustainable waste 
disposal and soil enrichment. The present study was 
designed to screen various microbes for their composting 
ability to degrade kitchen waste and evaluate the 
biofertilizer potential of this compost on the growth 
parameters of corn plant under salt stress. The 
comparative analysis of plant growth parameters based 
on height, leaf count, and root length revealed significant 
variation among the different compost treatments. The 
physicochemical analysis of the prepared compost 
revealed a temperature of 30.58°C ± 0.26°C and a pH of 
9.24 ± 0.33. The compost contained 19.62 ± 1.44% carbon 
and 0.82 ± 0.02% nitrogen, with a C:N ratio of 24.10 ± 
1.78. To assess its agricultural efficacy, the compost, 
supplemented with bacterial filtrates, was applied to soil 
(under salinity stress) cultivated with Zea mays (maize). 
The results indicated a notable enhancement in early 
plant development, with maize exhibiting an average 
height of 29.43 ± 0.43 cm, a leaf count of 6.29 ± 0.36, and 
a root length of 1.21 ± 0.05 cm. These findings highlight 
the potential of microbial-enriched kitchen waste compost 
in accelerating decomposition and improving its function 
as a soil conditioner, thereby contributing to enhanced 
soil fertility and crop productivity.},
        keywords = {compost, kitchen waste, soil conditioner,  maize, microbes.},
        month = {May},
        }