Studies on the growth and reproduction of earthworms and the qualities of vermicompost affected by the characteristics of organics wastes
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有機廢棄物;蚯蚓;蚯蚓糞肥;生長;生殖[[classification]]4
Organic waste;earthworm;vermicompost;growth;reproduction
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[[tableofcontents]]目 錄 頁次 謝誌…………………………………………………………………….....Ⅰ 中文摘要……………………………………………………………….....Ⅱ英文摘要……………………………………………………………….....Ⅳ 目錄…………………………………………………………………..…...Ⅵ 表次…………………………………………………………………….....Ⅷ 附表次………………………………………………………………….....Ⅸ 壹、 前 言……………………………………………………………….1 貳、 前 人 研 究…………………………………………….................3 一、有機廢棄物的潛在問題……………………………………...3 二、有機廢棄物之堆肥化……………………………………………7 三、有機廢棄物對蚯蚓生長及生殖之影響………………….....14 四、環境因子對蚯蚓生長及生殖之影響…………….………...16 五、堆肥成品腐熟度之評估指標………………….…………....18 參、材 料 與 方 法…………………………………………………21 一、供試材料…………………………………………….……......21 二、研究方法與步驟………………………………….…..…..…22 三、分析方法……………………………………….…..…………24 肆、 結果與討論………………………………………..………..….29 一、有機廢棄物對Eisenia fetida生長及生殖的影響…………….29 (一)可能之限制因子…………………………………….....29 (二)食物不足之影響…………………………………….....35 (三)有機質含量之影響…………………………………….40 (四) EC之影響………………………………………………...43 (五)鈣含量之影響…………………………………………..43 (六)碳氮比及DOC之影響……………………………………44 (七)重金屬含量之影響………………………………………..45 二、製成之蚯蚓糞肥之成分特性及品質評估…………………….54 (一)蚯蚓糞肥之成分特性……………………………………..54 (二)蚯蚓糞肥之腐熟度………………………………………..60 伍、結 論…………………………………………………………….....66 陸、參 考 文 獻……………………………………………………..68 柒、附 錄……………………………………………………………….103 表 次 頁次 表一、供試有機廢棄物之性質…………………………………………31 表一、供試有機廢棄物之性質(續)…………………………………….33 表二、蚯蚓堆肥化過程中不同處理之Eisenia fetida之平均生質量….36 表三、蚯蚓堆肥化過程中不同處理之總生質量變化…………………37 表四、蚯蚓堆肥化過程中不同處理之蚯蚓總隻數變化………………39 表五、蚯蚓堆肥化過程中不同處理之幼蚯蚓隻數變化………………41 表六、蚯蚓堆肥化過程中不同處理之卵囊數目變化…………………42 表七、有機廢棄物與蚯蚓糞肥之部分性質……………………………55 表八、有機廢棄物和蚯蚓糞肥腐熟度比較……………………………62 附 表 次 頁次 附表一、蚯蚓堆肥化過程中不同處理之Eisenia fetida之生長情形…103 附表二、蚯蚓堆肥化過程中不同處理之成熟蚯蚓隻數變化………….104 附表三、有機廢棄物及蚯蚓糞肥之重金屬含量比較………………….105 附表四、八十四天後各處理之成熟蚯蚓殘體之重金屬含量…………106Date
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