Management of fresh water weeds (macrophytes) by vermicomposting using Eisenia fetida

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 6406-6417

  Najar, Ishtiyaq Ahmed ^a   Khan, Anisa B ^b  

^a S P COLLEGE   (India)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cocoons; Eisenia fetida; Fresh water weeds; Macrophytes; Principal component analysis; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COCOON; COMPOSTING; GROWTH RATE; MACROPHYTE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

AZOLLA PINNATA; CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM; EISENIA FETIDA; ELODEA; TRAPA NATANS;

EID: 84880819609     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1687-9     Document Type: Article

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