Microbial enrichment of vermicompost prepared from different plant biomasses and their effect on rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth and soil fertility

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 241-250

  Mahanta, K ^a,c   Jha, D K ^a   Rajkhowa, D J ^b   Manoj Kumar, ^b  

^a GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

^c ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

bio waste recycling; enriched vermicompost; microbial population; nutrient availability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPOST; CROP YIELD; GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECYCLING; RICE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; WASTE;

INDIA;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA CARNEA; ORYZA SATIVA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 84876389787     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2012.738556     Document Type: Article

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