Effects of earthworms on physicochemical properties and microbial profiles during vermicomposting of fresh fruit and vegetable wastes

K Huang, F Li, Y Wei, X Fu, X Chen - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the effect of earthworms on physicochemical and microbial
properties during vermicomposting of fresh fruit and vegetable wastes (FVW) by contrasting …

Optimal growth condition of earthworms and their vermicompost features during recycling of five different fresh fruit and vegetable wastes

K Huang, H Xia, F Li, Y Wei, G Cui, X Fu… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
This study aimed to promote vermicomposting performance for recycling fresh fruit and
vegetable wastes (FVWs) and to assess microbial population and community of final …

Changes of bacterial and fungal community compositions during vermicomposting of vegetable wastes by Eisenia foetida

K Huang, F Li, Y Wei, X Chen, X Fu - Bioresource Technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes of bacterial and fungal community during vermicomposting of vegetable
wastes by hatchling, juvenile and adult Eisenia foetida were investigated through analysis of …

Recycling of environmentally problematic plant wastes generated from greenhouse tomato crops through vermicomposting

MJ Fernández-Gómez, M Díaz-Raviña… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
The enormous quantity of plant waste produced from greenhouse tomato crops is an
environmental problem that should be solved by recycling that waste into valuable organic …

Exploring the effects of earthworms on bacterial profiles during vermicomposting process of sewage sludge and cattle dung with high-throughput sequencing

B Lv, M Xing, J Yang - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018 - Springer
This study aims to reveal the effects of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) on bacterial profiles
during the vermicomposting process of sewage sludge and cattle dung with the high …

Earthworms facilitate the stabilization of pelletized dewatered sludge through shaping microbial biomass and activity and community

X Fu, G Cui, K Huang, X Chen, F Li, X Zhang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
In this study, the effect of earthworms on microbial features during vermicomposting of
pelletized dewatered sludge (PDS) was investigated through comparing two degradation …

Feasibility of vermicomposting for vegetable greenhouse waste recycling

MJ Fernández-Gómez, E Romero, R Nogales - Bioresource Technology, 2010 - Elsevier
This study was conducted in order to evaluate the feasibility of Eisenia andrei for
vermicomposting heterogeneous-plant (HP), tomato-plant (P), and damaged tomato-fruit (T) …

Role of earthworms' mucus in vermicomposting system: Biodegradation tests based on humification and microbial activity

K Huang, H Xia - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
During vermicomposting, the organic wastes can be recycled into high-value products as
mediated by earthworms through gut digestion, burrowing, casting and mucus excretion …

Earthworms modify microbial community structure and accelerate maize stover decomposition during vermicomposting

Y Chen, Y Zhang, Q Zhang, L Xu, R Li, X Luo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
In the present study, maize stover was vermicomposted with the epigeic earthworm Eisenia
fetida. The results showed that, during vermicomposting process, the earthworms promoted …

Earthworm stocking density regulates microbial community structure and fatty acid profiles during vermicomposting of lignocellulosic waste: unraveling the microbe …

J Devi, R Pegu, H Mondal, R Roy… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Earthworm-induced microbial enrichment is the key to success in vermitechnology, yet the
influence of initial earthworm stocking density on microbial community profiles in vermibeds …