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Value addition of local organic waste as growing media for cannabis production in greenhouse conditions in southern Thailand |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Chakkrit Poonpakdee |
| Title | Value addition of local organic waste as growing media for cannabis production in greenhouse conditions in southern Thailand |
| Contributor | Pongmanat Kitprasong, Jumpen Onthong, Charassri Nualsri |
| Publisher | Faculty of Agriculture |
| Publication Year | 2567 |
| Journal Title | Khon Kaen Agriculture Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 52 |
| Journal No. | 6 |
| Page no. | 1231-1241 |
| Keyword | organic waste residual, cannabis, soilless culture |
| URL Website | https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/agkasetkaj |
| Website title | Khon Kaen Agriculture Journal |
| ISSN | 3027-6497 (Online) |
| Abstract | Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) is a medicinal plant. Nowadays, cannabis cultivation is undertaken under greenhouse-controlled environmental conditions for high-quality cannabis. An important factor of cannabis cultivation in a greenhouse is the growing media, which commonly uses peat moss. However, peat moss is an imported material and can be expensive. Therefore, it causes high costs for plant production. The objective of this study was to compare growing media mixed from the organic materials found in local southern regions, such as oil palm bunch, coconut husk, chopped coconut husk, chicken manure, and cow manure. The organic materials were mixed in different proportions to compare the growth and nutrient uptake in cannabis at 8 weeks after planting under greenhouse conditions in southern Thailand. Moreover, the capital cost of growing media was estimated. The results showed that the various organic materials were different in chemical properties based on the organic materials and mixing proportions. Growing media promoted cannabis growth. The highest growth of cannabis not only was found in growing media mixed from coconut husk, chopped coconut husk, and chicken manure (GM 6) but the concentration of macro and micro-nutrients in leaves was also similar to cannabis grown in other growing media. Moreover, the growing media developed from local organic waste leads to value addition and reduction of capital cost. Therefore, the cost of GM6 was five times lower than peat moss. |
