High-rate Vermicomposting Systems for Recycling Paper Waste

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 613-615

  Gajalakshmi, S ^a   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Compost; Earthworm; High rate; Paper waste; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EARTHWORM; EUDRILUS EUGENIAE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PAPER; POPULATION DENSITY; PROGENY; RECYCLING; VERMICOMPOST; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; EUDRILUS EUGENIAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0242641963     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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