Table 4 - Microbial succession in a fermenting of wild forest noni(Morinda coreia Ham) fruit plus molasses and its role in producing a liquid fertilizer

Table 4. Physicochemical properties of molasses and wild forest noni (Morinda coreia Ham) extract.

Parameter mg L^-1*	Diluted molasses (10^-1) prior to adding fruits	Wild forest noni extract
Parameter mg L^-1*	Diluted molasses (10^-1) prior to adding fruits	T = 0	56 d	Ratio (T56/T0)
EC (mS cm^-1)	12.08	12.20	14.47	nd
pH	5.81	4.43	3.66	nd
Organic matter (%)	2.52	2.35	1.92	nd
Organic carbon (%)	1.46	1.36	1.11	nd
C/N ratio	115.6	97.3	17.5	nd
Total N	126	140	633	4.52
Total P	237	270	1210	4.48
Total K	3652	3566	4356	1.22
Total Ca	580	605	693	1.15
Total Mg	381	399	536	1.34
Total B	0.7	0.33	51	155
Total Mn	0.3	0.16	6.09	38
Total Zn	0.5	0.04	1.69	42.25

*Unless stated; nd = not determined; mean value and standard deviation of three determinations are presented.

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