Vermicomposting of herbal pharmaceutical industry waste: Earthworm growth, plant-available nutrient and microbial quality of end materials

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 179-185

  Singh, Deepika ^a   Suthar, Surindra ^a  

^a DOON UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Eisenia fetida; Industrial waste; Soil fertility; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCETES; COCOON PRODUCTION; COW DUNG; EISENIA FETIDA; HIGH GROWTH; MICROBIAL QUALITY; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PLANT-AVAILABLE NUTRIENTS; SOIL FERTILITY; VERMI-COMPOSTING; VERMICOMPOSTS;

BACTERIA; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INDUSTRIAL WASTES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

NUTRIENTS;

BACTERIUM; BIOACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COCOON; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MANURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; SOIL FERTILITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COCOON; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DRUG INDUSTRY; EISENIA FETIDA; FECES; FUNGUS; HERBAL PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; PLANT NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL FERTILITY; VERMICOMPOST;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CATTLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OLIGOCHAETA; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); EISENIA FETIDA; FUNGI;

EID: 84859212542     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.101     Document Type: Article

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