Vermicomposting of toxic weed - Lantana camara biomass: Chemical and microbial properties changes and assessment of toxicity of end product using seed bioassay

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 179-187

  Suthar, Surindra ^a   Sharma, Priyanka ^a  

^a DOON UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allilopathic plants; Eisenia fetida; Plant litter; Vermicompost; Weed management

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ALLELOPATHY; ANGIOSPERM; ANNELID; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; COMPOSTING; LITTER; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXICITY; WEED CONTROL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; EISENIA FETIDA; GERMINATION; LANTANA CAMARA; LEAF LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXICOLOGY; VERMICOMPOST; WEED;

ALLILOPATHIC PLANTS; EISENIA FETIDA; PLANT LITTER; VERMICOMPOST; WEED MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOMASS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FUNGI; LANTANA; MANURE; OLIGOCHAETA; SEEDS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WASTE PRODUCTS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); EISENIA FETIDA; FUNGI; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA;

EID: 84880325851     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.05.034     Document Type: Article

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