Vermicomposting of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch And its Potential in Supplying of Nutrients For Crop Growth

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-67

  Sabrina, D T ^a   Hanafi, M M ^a   Mahmud, T M M ^a   Azwady, A A Nor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FRUITS; NUTRIENTS; OILS AND FATS; QUALITY CONTROL;

COMPOSTING CONDITIONS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; FOOD SUPPLEMENTS; NATURAL CONDITIONS; OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH; ORGANIC MATERIALS; VERMI-COMPOSTING;

PALM OIL;

COMPOSTING; CROP PERFORMANCE; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL;

ELAEIS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS;

EID: 64549137575     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2009.10702401     Document Type: Article

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