The Effect of Inoculation with Eisenia foetida and N-Fixing or P-Solubilizing Microorganisms on Decomposition of Cattle Dung and Crop Residues

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-112

  Singh, K P ^a   Kumar, Vivek ^a   Hooda, J S ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENOL; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; COMPOST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INDOLEACETIC ACID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHOSPHORUS;

COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; MANURE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; EISENIA FETIDA; OLIGOCHAETA;

EID: 0033670380     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2000.9754873     Document Type: Article

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