International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 6 Issue 1
2015 (January - March)
UTILIZATION OF VERMICOMPOST OF ORGANIC WASTE FOR PLANT GROWTH
Vermicomposting is the process of decomposing of an organic waste into an organic fertilizer using earthworms. The final product is enriched with nutrients like carbon, nitrogen and essential minerals. In this study work, earthworm - lessThan i greaterThan Eudrilus lessThan /i greaterThan lessThan i greaterThan eugeniae lessThan /i greaterThan (African night crawlers) was utilized to degrade the pretreated bagasse waste and waste papers. Waste paper was found to be degraded in 55-60 days, whereas bagasse took 70 days for degradation. Thus obtained vermicompost was used as fertilizer and tested against the plant ( lessThan i greaterThan Capsicum lessThan /i greaterThan lessThan i greaterThan annuam lessThan /i greaterThan ) and the growth was observed after 20 days. Vermicompost was found to influence the plant growth.
ANTONY V.SAMROT, VIGNESH MP AND VIGNESH V
Eudrilus eugeniae, plant growth, Capsicum annuam.
326-332