Effect of stocking density and food quality on the growth and fecundity of an epigeic earthworm (Eisenia fetida) during vermicomposting

Environmentalist

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 483-488

  Garg, V K ^a   Kaushik, Priya ^a   Yadav, Y K ^a  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cow dung; Eisenia fetida; Fecundity; Feed mixture; Growth rate; Stocking density; Textile mill wastewater sludge; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; FECUNDITY; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; STOCKING DENSITY;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 55949118982     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-008-9173-5     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. S Bansal KK Kapoor 2000 Vermicomposting of crop residues and cattle dung with Eisenia fetida Bioresour Technol 73 95 98
2. Bremner JM, Mulvaney RG (1982) Nitrogen total. In: Page AL, Miller RH, Keeney DR (eds) Method of soil analysis. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, pp 575-624
3. J Dominguez CA Edward 1997 Effect of stocking rates and moisture content on the growth and maturation of Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta) in pig manure Soil Biol Biochem 29 743 746
4. C Elvira L Sampedro J Dominguez S Mato 1997 Vermicomposting of wastewater sludge from paper-pulp industry with nitrogen rich materials Soil Biol Biochem 29 759 762
5. C Elvira L Sampedro E Benitez R Nogales 1998 Vermicomposting of sludges from paper mill and dairy industries with Eisenia andrei: a pilot scale study Bioresour Technol 63 205 211
6. VK Garg P Kaushik 2005 Vermistabilization of textile mill sludge spiked with poultry droppings by an epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida Bioresour Technol 96 1189 1193
7. VK Garg P Kaushik N Dilbaghi 2006 Vermiconversion of wastewater sludge from textile mill mixed with anaerobically digested biogas plant slurry employing Eisenia fetida Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 63 412 419
8. Gratelly P, Benitez E, Elvira C, Polo A, Nogales R (1996) Stabilization of sludges from a dairy processing plant using vermicomposting. In: Rodriguez-Barrueco C (ed) Fertilizers and environment. Kluwer, The Netherlands, pp 341-343
9. DL Kaplan R Hartenstein EF Neuhauser MR Malecki 1980 Physico-chemical requirements in the environment of the earthworm Eisenia fetida Soil Biol Biochem 12 347 352
10. P Kaushik VK Garg 2003 Vermicomposting of mixed solid textile mill sludge and cow dung with epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida Bioresour Technol 90 311 316
11. P Kaushik VK Garg 2004 Dynamics of biological and chemical parameters during vermicomposting of solid textile mill sludge mixed with dung and agricultural residues Bioresour Technol 94 203 209
12. MS Maboeta L Rensburg 2003 Vermicomposting of industrially produced woodchips and sewage sludge utilizing Eisenia fetida Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 56 265 270
13. PM Ndegwa SA Thompson KC Das 2000 Effects of stocking density and feeding rate on vermicomposting of biosolids Bioresour Technol 71 5 12
14. Nelson DW, Sommers LE (1982) Total carbon and organic carbon and organic matter. In: Page AL, Miller RH, Keeney DR (eds) Method of soil analysis. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, pp 539-579
15. R Nogales C Celia E Benitez 2005 Vermicomposting of winery wastes: a laboratory study J Environ Sci Health Part B 40 659 673
16. AJ Reinecke JR Kriel 1981 Influences of temperature on the reproduction of the earthworm Eisenia fetida S Afr J Zool 16 96 100
17. S Suthar 2006 Potential utilization of guar gum industrial waste in vermicompost production Bioresour Technol 97 2474 2477