The microbiology of vermicomposting

Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Wastes, and Environmental Management

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 53-66

  Dominguez, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

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EID: 84885190190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b10453     Document Type: Chapter

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