Vermicomposting of leaf litter by Lampito mauritti with a note on its physico-chemical features

International Journal of ChemTech Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1956-1961

  Shanmuga priya, M ^a   Lakshmi Prabha, M ^b  

^a DR N G P ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^b KARUNYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nitrogen ratio; Lampito mauritti; Leaf litter; Organic carbon; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; EARTHWORM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAMPITO MAURITTI; LANDFILL; LEAF LITTER; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; URBAN HYGIENE; VERMICOMPOST; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84055197974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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