Pengaruh Penambahan Berbagai Jenis Starter Pada Proses Pengomposan Eceng Gondok

Research about ???The Effect of Addition of Various Types of Starter Against The Water Hyacinth Plant Eichornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms.??? This study aims to determine the effect of types starter in the composting process water hyacinth plants and to assess changes in pH, temperature, volume shrinkage, rate of decomposition, the color of compost and C:N ratio during the composting process water hyacinth plant. The first treatment that is P0 (water hyacinth plant a total of (3 kg) without the addition of starter) treatment both ie P1 (water hyacinth plant (3 kg) + 10% vermicompost) treatment third is P2 (water hyacinth plant (3 kg) + 10% cow manure) and the treatment of the four P3 (water hyacinth plant (3kg) + 5% vermicompost + 5% cow manure). Those parameters observed were pH, temperature, volume shrinkage, rate of decomposition, the color of compost and C/N ratio. The results showed starter administration significantly affected the rate of decomposition in treatment P1 (0,08 kg/10 days ), P2 (0.04 kg /10 days) and P3 (0.1 kg/10 days). The color change occurs in all treatments where early brownish color changed to brown -black at the end of the composting process. Treatment of P1 provides the most excellent effect for the parameters pH (6.73), temperature (33,3oC), volume shrinkage (7,3cm3), weight (0,5kg), and parameter C / N ratio (23%).\ud \ud Key words : Bio-activator, Vermicompost, Decomposition, Hyacint