Interactions between compost, vermicompost and earthworms influence plant growth and yield: A one-year greenhouse experiment

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 160, Issue , 2013, Pages 148-154

  Doan, Thuy Thu ^a,b   Ngo, Phuong Thi ^c,d   Rumpel, Cornelia ^c   Nguyen, Bo Van ^e   Jouquet, Pascal ^b  

^a Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute   (Viet Nam)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^e Institute of Information Technology   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Compost; Earthworms; Soil fertility; Tropical soil; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; COMPOST; CROP YIELD; EARTHWORM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; NITRATE; PH; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TROPICAL SOIL;

EID: 84879558214     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.05.042     Document Type: Article

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