Effects of vermicomposts produced from food waste on the growth and yields of greenhouse peppers

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-144

  Arancon, Norman Q ^a   Edwards, Clive A ^a   Atiyeh, Rola ^a   Metzger, James D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food waste; Pepper; Plant growth; Vermicomposts; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; FOOD PRODUCTS; GREENHOUSES; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS;

POTTING MIXTURES; VERMICOMPOSTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

NITROGEN;

COMPOST; CROP YIELD; SOIL AMENDMENT; VERMICULTURE;

ARTICLE; BUD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOWER; FOOD; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; VERMICOMPOST;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CAPSICUM; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; NITROGEN; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUM;

EID: 1642487693     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.10.015     Document Type: Article

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