Bioconversion of garden waste, kitchen waste and cow dung into value-added products using earthworm Eisenia fetida

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-154

  Wani, K A ^a   Mamta, ^b   Rao, R J ^b  

^a ITM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Management; Organic waste; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 84876128478     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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