Effect of moisture content variation over kinetic reaction rate during vermicomposting process

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 49-61

  Palsania, J ^a   Sharma, R ^b   Srivastava, J K ^a   Sharma, D ^c  

^a UJJAIN ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Civil Engineering   (India)

^c Lok Manya Tilak College   (India)

Author keywords

Absolute BOD; Bagasse; C N; Cellulose; Eudrilus eugeniae

Indexed keywords

EUDRILUS EUGENIAE;

EID: 58149092535     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0602_049061     Document Type: Article

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