Vermiculture

Earthworms and Vermiculture Biotechnology

Innovation - decision behaviour of tribal women of Udaipur district regarding vermiculture technology.

Dominance of chemical agriculture from last few decades has deteriorated the soil health and created problem of disposal of agricultural waste in rural areas. It is important to maintain environmental and agricultural sustainability without reducing productivity. Vermiculture technology has been considered as a sound and viable option to regenerate the soil health through recycling the agricult...

Solid Waste Disposal Management in a Residential Complex of a Defence Establishment- a Modern Approach

Material and methods: A new module making use of newer methods and techniques was designed and implemented. Solid waste was collected in two segregated forms viz. biodegradable and non biodegradable at the household level and was transported in separate containers to the segregation site. Biodegradable waste was introduced into vermiculture ponds and non biodegradable waste was segregated into ...

Vermicompost and Verminculture: Structure, Benefits and Usage

Vermiculture is the culture of earthworms. The goal is to continually increase the number of worms in order to obtain a sustainable harvest. The worms are either used to expand a vermicomposting operation or sold to customers who use them for the same or other purposes. Vermicomposting is the process by which worms are used to convert organic materials (usually wastes) into a humus-like materia...

Vermicompost and Verminculture: Structure, Benefits and Usage

Vermiculture is the culture of earthworms. The goal is to continually increase the number of worms in order to obtain a sustainable harvest. The worms are either used to expand a vermicomposting operation or sold to customers who use them for the same or other purposes. Vermicomposting is the process by which worms are used to convert organic materials (usually wastes) into a humus-like materia...