Effects of earthworm casts and compost on soil microbial activity and plant nutrient availability

By H. Chaoui, L. Zibilske, T. Ohno. 2003

380 citations recorded by the source corpus.

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

The wonders of earthworms & its vermicompost in farm production: Charles Darwin’s ‘friends of farmers’, with potential to replace destructive chemical fertilizers (2010, neutral): “[29-31].”
Vermicompost, the story of organic gold: A review (2012, background): “Vermicompost contains enzymes like amylase, lipase, cellulase and chitinase, which can break down the organic matter in the soil to release the nutrients and make it available to the plant roots [15].”
Compost and vermicompost as nursery pot components: effects on tomato plant growth and morphology (2009, background): “These adverse effects, although possible, are less likely to occur when vermicompost is used as potting amendment (Chaoui et al., 2003).”