Vermicomposting eliminates the toxicity of Lantana (Lantana camara) and turns it into a plant friendly organic fertilizer

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 298, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-57

  Hussain, N ^a   Abbasi, Tasneem ^a,b   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abelmoschus esculentus; Allelopathy; Cucumis sativus; Lantana camara; Seed germination; Vermicompost; Vigna radiata

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; TOXICITY;

ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; ALLELOPATHY; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LANTANA CAMARA; SEED GERMINATION; VERMICOMPOSTS; VIGNA RADIATA;

SEED;

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; CARBON; CYTOKININ; ETHER; GIBBERELLIN; HYDROXYQUINOLINE; METHANOL; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; FERTILIZER; LIGNIN; PHENOL; SESQUITERPENE; SOIL;

ALLELOPATHY; COMPOST; DICOTYLEDON; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; ORGANIC FARMING; PHYTOMASS; VERMICULTURE;

ALLELOPATHY; ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; DRY WEIGHT; GERMINATION; LANTANA CAMARA; OKRA; PLANT GROWTH; ROOT LENGTH; SEED DORMANCY; VERMICOMPOST; ABELMOSCHUS; ALGORITHM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LANTANA; MICROBIOLOGY; POROSITY; SOIL; TOXICITY;

ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; ANIMALIA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

ABELMOSCHUS; ALGORITHMS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FERTILIZERS; GERMINATION; LANTANA; LIGNIN; PHENOL; POROSITY; SESQUITERPENES; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 84926151777     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.04.073     Document Type: Article

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