Vermicomposting of domestic waste by using two epigeic earthworms (Perionyx excavatus and Perionyx sansibaricus)

By S. Suthar, S. Singh. 2008

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Nutrient Status of Vermicompost of Urban Green Waste Processed by Three Earthworm Species—Eisenia fetida, Eudrilus eugeniae, and Perionyx excavatus (2010, background): “The readily available nutrients in MW and FW enhanced the feeding activity of the worms, showing their increase in biomass [1].”
Impact of vermicompost and composted farmyard manure on growth and yield of garlic (Allium stivum L.) field crop (2009, background): “…the processing of the various organic wastes by earthworms, many of the nutrients that it contents are change to forms that are more readily taken by plants such as nitrate or ammonium nitrate, exchangeable phosphorous and soluble potassium, calcium and magnesium (Suthar and Singh, 2008 a b).”