Vermicompost: Enhancing plant growth and combating abiotic and biotic stress

S Rehman, F De Castro, A Aprile, M Benedetti… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extensive application of agrochemicals for crop production and protection has negatively
affected soil health, crop productivity, and the environment. Organic amendments have been …

Vermicompost and its derivatives against phytopathogenic fungi in the soil: a review

K Gudeta, A Bhagat, JM Julka, R Sinha, R Verma… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Synthetic chemicals, such as fertilizers and pesticides, are abundantly used in agriculture to
enhance soil fertility and prevent the occurrence of diseases, respectively. Many studies …

Documentation of commonly used ethnoveterinary medicines from wild plants of the high mountains in Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh, India

P Prakash, Radha, M Kumar, A Pundir, S Puri… - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of current study is to provide a significant traditional knowledge on wild medicines
used for ethnoveterinary purposes in the rural area of Maraog region in district Shimla. The …

Improved photocatalytic dye degradation and seed germination through enzyme-coupled titanium oxide nanopowder-A cost-effective approach

S Suvathi, R Rathi, K Ravichandran, P Kavitha… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enzyme-coupled titanium oxide nanopowder samples were prepared usingdifferent
volumes of vermiwash using a cost-effective soft chemical method and their photocatalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Review on advances in toxic pollutants remediation by solid waste composting and vermicomposting

S Poornima, M Dadi, S Subash, S Manikandan… - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
Organic solid waste loading emerges as a serious environmental threat. Vermicomposting
and composting are the two biological processes having the potential to effectively treat …

Composted municipal green waste infused with biocontrol agents to control plant parasitic nematodes—a review

F Tóthné Bogdányi, K Boziné Pullai, P Doshi, E Erdős… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The last few years have witnessed the emergence of alternative measures to control plant
parasitic nematodes (PPNs). We briefly reviewed the potential of compost and the direct or …

Effective combination of arugula vermicompost, chitin and inhibitory bacteria for suppression of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica and explanation of their …

M Rostami, A Karegar, SM Taghavi, R Ghasemi-Fasaei… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are dangerous parasites of many crops
worldwide. The threat of chemical nematicides has led to increasing interest in studying the …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of plant extract-based vermiwash on plant growth parameters and biocontrol of Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) in Capsicum annum

T Chandukishore, D Samskrathi, TL Srujana… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this present study, an attempt is made to know the effect of plant-based extract of some
selected species which acts as a base for vermiwash extraction. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon …

Earthworms as pests and benefactors

CA Edwards, NQ Arancon - Biology and ecology of earthworms, 2022 - Springer
Earthworm activities in the soil are not all beneficial since they could act as pests and their
influence is adverse. These include transmission of pathogens, caching weed seeds, and …

Vermicompost and Vermi-leachate in Pest and Disease Management

K Sivasabari, S Parthasarathy, D Chandran… - … for Sustainable Food …, 2023 - Springer
Vermiculture approach the synthetic rearing of worms to decompose natural meals wastes
right into a nutrient-wealthy material. The output of vermiculture is known as vermicompost …