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Technologies for vermicompost production and response of spice crops towards vermicompost application

DSpice at Indian Institute of Spices Research

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Creator THANKAMANI, C K
SRINIVASAN, V
KANDIANNAN, K
 
Date 2012-03-23T18:27:32Z
2012-03-23T18:27:32Z
2004
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Arecanut Spices and Medicinal Plants 6(4): 127-130 (2004)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/816
 
Description Vermicomposting is a process by which
organic waste is converted to nutrient rich compost using earthworm as biological agent. Earthworms are invertebrates assigned to phylum Annelids, class chaetopods and order oligochaeto. They are usually red or pink, long, cylindrical and divided into rings or segments. Earthworms play a key role in soil biology as versatile natural bioreactors.
They effectively harness the beneficial soil
r11icroflora and convert waste into valuable organic manure. Vermicompost contains major plant nutrients viz., nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper and plant growth promoting substances like growth hormones, enzymes, vitamins etc. in available form. Plants can assimilate these substances for their growth and development.
 
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Language en
 
Subject Vermicompost
Spice crops
 
Title Technologies for vermicompost production and response of spice crops towards vermicompost application
 
Type Article