Vermicomposting of agro-industrial processing waste

Biotechnology for Agro-Industrial Residues Utilisation: Utilisation of Agro-Residues

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 431-456

  Garg, V K ^a   Gupta, Renuka ^a  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural waste; C:N ratio; Eisenia fetida; Textile industry sludge; Vermicomposting; Vermiwash

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957376627     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9942-7_24     Document Type: Chapter

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