The use of vermicomposts as soil amendments for production of field crops

Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Wastes, and Environmental Management

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 129-151

  Arancon, Norman ^a   Edwards, Clive A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84875532348     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b10453     Document Type: Chapter

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