Exploring chemical analysis of vermicompost of various oil palm fibre wastes

Environmentalist

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-278

  Nahrul Hayawin, Z ^a   Abdul Khalil, H P S ^a   Jawaid, M ^a   Hakimi Ibrahim, M ^a   Astimar, A A ^b  

^a University Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

African nightcrawler; Heavy metal; Oil palm wastes; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; FRUIT; HEAVY METAL; MONOCOTYLEDON; NITROGEN; PH; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POTASSIUM; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VEGETABLE OIL; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

ELAEIS; EUDRILUS;

EID: 77955769545     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-010-9274-9     Document Type: Article

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