Vermicomposting of green waste using earthworm Lumbricus rubellus

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 371-374

  Sethuraman, T R ^a   Kavitha, K V ^a  

^a Sivaji College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Green waste; Lumbricus rubellus; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSTING; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS;

BEDDING MATERIALS; EARTHWORM LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS; GREEN WASTES; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; VERMI-COMPOSTING;

REFUSE DISPOSAL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE TREATMENT;

INDIA;

LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS;

EID: 84879357987     PISSN: 09726268     EISSN: 23953454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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