Changes in organic - C, N, P and K and enzyme activities in vermicompost of biodegradable organic wastes under liming and microbial inoculants

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2485-2494

  Pramanik, P ^a   Ghosh, G K ^b   Ghosal, P K ^a   Banik, P ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Palli Siksha Bhavana   (India)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Free living N fixer; Lignolytic fungi; Lime; Organic C; Urease; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGI; SOLID WASTES; SUBSTRATES;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; LIGNOLYTIC FUNGI; UREASE; VERMICOMPOST;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM OXIDE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; POTASSIUM; UREASE;

COMPOSTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGI; SOLID WASTES; SUBSTRATES; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INOCULATION; LIME; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; MANURE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERMICOMPOST; WEED;

BACILLUS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDES; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL;

FUNGI; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA;

EID: 33947377082     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.09.017     Document Type: Article

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