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标题：High Rate Vermicomposting of Coral Vine by Employing Three Epigeic Earthworm Species
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作者：S.G. Antony Godson ; S. Gajalakshmi
期刊名称：Nature, Environment and Pollution Technology
印刷版ISSN：0972-6268
出版年度：2019
卷号：18
期号：4
页码：1393-1397
语种：English
出版社：Technoscience Publications
摘要：Use of the high-rate vermicomposting system and its relevant technology were successfully applied to accomplish direct vermicomposting of coral vine leaves - devoid of any pre-treatment/composting or amended with cow dung as earlier proclaimed protocols for the vermicomposting of various phytomass had necessitated. Three earthworm species tested were Eisenia fetida, Eudrilus eugeniae and Perionyx excavatus, and they had shown efficient vermicast recovery with few instances of mortality and good reproduction over the 150-day experiment. In this duration, all vermireactors were run in semi-continuous mode at the solid retention time of 15 days. This process enabled us to improve process efficacy of the reactor by the required pointers and systematic process monitoring. This paper substantiates the potential of the high-rate vermicomposting system in direct and potential vermicomposting of coral vine without any pre-treatment/composting or cow dung amendments. The observations have significance for enhancing process economics and therefore, process utility.
关键词：Earthworms;Vermicomposting;Coral vine leaves;Vermicast recovery