Evidence of plant hormone like substances in vermiwash: An ecologically safe option of synthetic chemicals for sustainable farming

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1089-1092

  Suthar, Surindra ^a  

^a BRG Govt Girls PG College   (India)

Author keywords

Cereals; Eisenia fetida; Organic farming; Plant growth promoters; Protein; Vermiwash

Indexed keywords

DISTILLED WATER; EISENIA FETIDA; FOLIAR SPRAYS; FRESH LEAVES; LAB CONDITIONS; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HORMONE; ROOT LENGTH; SEED GERMINATION; SEEDLING GROWTH; SHOOT LENGTH; SOLUBLE SUGARS; SUSTAINABLE FARMING; SYNTHETIC CHEMICALS; TOTAL PROTEIN; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM; UREA SOLUTIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; FORESTRY; PORPHYRINS; PROTEINS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); UREA;

PLANT LIFE EXTENSION;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CEREAL; CHLOROPHYLL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; EARTHWORM; GERMINATION; GROWTH REGULATOR; HORMONE; LEGUME; ORGANIC FARMING; PROTEIN; SEED; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; STARCH; SUGAR;

CYAMOPSIS; CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; EISENIA FETIDA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 77953135996     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.04.027     Document Type: Article

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