Earthworm (Eudrillus euginae) multiplication through variable substrates

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 513-516

  Chakrabarty, D ^b   Das, S K ^a   Das, M K ^b  

^a Waste Management Cell   (India)

^b Krishnagar Government College   (India)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Eudrillus euginae; Growth equation; Substrate; Vermiculture; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BOS TAURUS; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 69949144826     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: 13652095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2008.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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