The influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize Zea mays L. crop under semi-arid climate

• Main Authors: Muhammad Younas, Zou, Huasong, Laraib, Tasmia, Abbas, Waseem, Akhtar, Muhammad Waqar, Aslam, Muhammad Naveed, Amrao, Luqman, Hayat, Shoukat, Abdul Hamid, Tariq, Hameed, Akhtar, Kachelo, Ghalib Ayaz, Elseehy, Mona M., El-Shehawi, Ahmed M., Tan, Ali Kee Zuan, Li, Yunzhou, Muhammad Arif
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95500/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/authors?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256450
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Food production and waste recycling are the two major issues faced globally with rapidly increasing population. Recycling organic wastes to crop amendments could be a possible solution to these issues. Earthworms transfer organic waste to compost, which is used to grow crops and increase crop produc...