Vermicomposting of different types of waste using Eisenia foetida: A comparative study

P Garg, A Gupta, S Satya - Bioresource technology, 2006 - Elsevier
A study (100 days duration) was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of an exotic earthworm
species (epigeic—Eisenia foetida) for decomposition of different types of organic substrates …

Municipal solid waste management through vermicomposting employing exotic and local species of earthworms

S Sharma - Bioresource technology, 2003 - Elsevier
A comparative study was conducted between exotic and local (epigeic-Eisenia fetida and
anaecic-Lempito mauritii, respectively) species of earthworms for the evaluation of their …

Composting of a crop residue through treatment with microorganisms and subsequent vermicomposting

A Singh, S Sharma - Bioresource technology, 2002 - Elsevier
Preliminary studies were conducted on wheat straw to test the technical viability of an
integrated system of composting, with bioinoculants and subsequent vermicomposting, to …

Chemical and microbiological changes during vermicomposting of coffee pulp using exotic (Eudrilus eugeniae) and native earthworm (Perionyx ceylanesis) species

K Raphael, K Velmourougane - Biodegradation, 2011 - Springer
Coffee pulp is the main solid residue from the wet processing of coffee berries. Due to
presence of anti-physiological and anti-nutritional factors, coffee pulp is not considered as …

[PDF][PDF] Cow manure and sawdust vermicompost effect on nutrition and growth of ornamental foliage plants

A Mahboub Khomami, A Haddad… - Central Asian Journal …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Cow manure and sawdust vermicompost effect on nutrition and growth of ornamental foliage
plants Page 1 68 Central Asian Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Innovation …

Impact of organic and conventional systems of coffee farming on soil properties and culturable microbial diversity

K Velmourougane - Scientifica, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A study was undertaken with an objective of evaluating the long‐term impacts of organic
(ORG) and conventional (CON) methods of coffee farming on soil physical, chemical …

The reuse of peanut organic wastes as a growth medium for ornamental plants

A Mohammadi Torkashvand, M Alidoust… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background The reuse of organic wastes in agriculture is an appropriate method of
environment management. Most plants with ornamental leaves are cultivated in soilless …

Effect of microbial inocula on mixed solid waste composting, vermicomposting and plant response

A Singh, S Sharma - Compost science & utilization, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
To accelerate the process of composting, different microflora viz. Pleurotus sajor-caju
(fungus), Trichoderma harzianum (fungus) and Azotobacter chroococcum (bacteria) were …

Cultivation of Pleurotus sajor-caju on different wastes

M Madan, P Vasudevan, S Sharma - Biological Wastes, 1987 - Elsevier
Cultivation of Pleurotus sajor-caju, an edible mushroom, was tested on leaves of Morus alba
and Ricinus communis and also on stems (chopped as well as on wood logs). The …

Improvement of compost quality by addition of some amendments

AM Torkashvand - Australian Journal of Crop Science, 2010 - search.informit.org
Composting is a biochemical process converting various components in organic wastes into
relatively stable humus-like substances that can be used as a soil amendment or organic …