vermicomposting of solid waste generated from leather industries using epigeic earthworm eisenia foetida

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 151, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 480-488

  Ravindran, B ^a   Dinesh, S L ^a   Kennedy, L John ^a   Sekaran, G ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Animal fleshing; C:N ratio; Eisenia foetida; Lycopersicon esculentum cv. PKM1; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES; C:N RATIO; CONTROL SAMPLES; COW DUNGS; EISENIA FOETIDA; EPIGEIC EARTHWORMS; FEED MIXTURES; GERMINATION INDICES; LEATHER INDUSTRIES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM CV. PKM1; MIXING RATIOS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; TANNERY INDUSTRIES; TOMATO SEEDLINGS; VERMICOMPOSTING;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOMASS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

SOLID WASTES;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; GERMINATION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MANURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PH; SEEDLING; SOIL; SOLID WASTE; VERMICOMPOST; ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; GOAT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALIA; EISENIA FETIDA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; GOATS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OLIGOCHAETA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TANNING;

EID: 58149182213     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-008-8222-3     Document Type: Article

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