Chemical analysis of vermicomposts / vermiwash of different combinations of animal, agro and kitchen wastes

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 3672-3677

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

^a D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Eisenia foetida; Vermicomposting; Vermiwash; Wastes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953533185     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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