Vermicomposting of source-separated human faeces by Eisenia fetida: Effect of stocking density on feed consumption rate, growth characteristics and vermicompost production

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1162-1168

  Yadav, Kunwar D ^a   Tare, Vinod ^b   Ahammed, M Mansoor ^a  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS GROWTH; EARTHWORM EISENIA FETIDA; EISENIA FETIDA; FEED CONSUMPTION; GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC; STOCKING DENSITY; SUPPORT MATERIALS; VERMI-COMPOSTING; VERMICOMPOSTS;

ECOLOGY;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; STOCKING DENSITY; VERMICULTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COCOON; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; EARTHWORM REPRODUCTION; EISENIA FOETIDA; FECES; FEED CONSUMPTION RATE; FEEDING; GROWTH RATE; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; REACTOR SURFACE AREA; REPRODUCTION; SOIL; STOCKING DENSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; VERMICOMPOST;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; FECES; HUMANS; OLIGOCHAETA; POPULATION DENSITY; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REPRODUCTION; SOIL;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 79954869385     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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