Effects of vermicomposting duration to macronutrient elements and heavy metals concentrations in vermicompost

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 711-715

  Jamaludin, Adi Ainurzaman ^a   Mahmood, Noor Zalina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Duration; Heavy metals; Lumbricus rubellus; Macronutrient; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049252300     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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