A comparative study on the effects of using select animal manure as vermicomposting bedding and vermicast for the growth of Eudrilus eugeniae (African night crawler) and Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis (pechay)

• Main Author: Acuna, Asha Marie Alexandra M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Vermicomposting; Organic wastes > Recycling; Recycling (Waste; etc); Compost; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/3023
• Institution: De La Salle University

Vermicomposting is a waste management practice that uses earthworms to digest and decompose organic materials such as manure and compost (food or plant) to create vermicast. Vermicast is a better alternative to chemical fertilizer because it increases soil fertility without negatively affecting soil...