IMPACT OF GREEN TEA COMPOST ON SOIL QUALITY AND GROWTH OF PLANTSJigisha Anand, Sumedha Rawat, Sujata Teshwar, Soumya Gupta, Mohammad Sahil and Nishant RaiAbstract Compost has multiple benefits which effects soil fertility, plant productivity and environment. However, the speedy action of chemical fertilizers promotes their consistent use and limits the inclusive effects ofcompost in respect to their slow absorption. The present study has been initiated with the aim to amend the compost quality using green tea dust waste, baggase and vermicompost. The physical and chemical parameters of the compost were analyzed using standard procedures and its plant growth promoting effect on chili pepper plant was assessed through pot experiment. The present investigation showed that proposed compost mixture improved soil quality and enhanced the plant growth. The combined application of green tea dust waste, bagasse and vermi-compost in defined composition can be used as a promising biofertilizer. |