Effect of different combinations of animal dung and agro/ kitchen wastes on growth and development of earthworm Eisenia foetida

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 3553-3556

  Nath, Gorakh ^a   Singh, Keshav ^a   Singh, D K ^a  

^a D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Development; Eisenia foetida; Growth; Wastes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953510727     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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