Solid waste management of temple floral offerings by vermicomposting using Eisenia fetida

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1113-1118

  Singh, Akanksha ^a   Jain, Akansha ^a   Sarma, Birinchi K ^a   Abhilash, P C ^a   Singh, Harikesh B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Physico chemical parameters; Plant growth parameters; Temple waste; Vermicompost; Vermicompost water extract

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GERMINATION PERCENTAGES; PHYSICO - CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PLANT GROWTH; STIMULATORY EFFECTS; VERMICOMPOSTS; WATER EXTRACTS;

CULTIVATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXTRACTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SEED;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BIOMASS; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANT; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CHICKPEA; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EISENIA FETIDA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FARMYARD WASTE; FLOWER; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; KITCHEN WASTE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTE; VERMICOMPOST; VERMICOMPOSTING;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CICER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOWERS; GERMINATION; HINDUISM; INDIA; OLIGOCHAETA; PLANT ROOTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEEDS; SOIL; SOLID WASTE;

CICER ARIETINUM; EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 84877587826     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.01.022     Document Type: Article

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