Vol. 17 No. 2
Assessment of the suitability of agricultural waste-based substrate for vermicompost production
Author(s): A. MANDAL, S. O. KHAIRNAR AND S. SHARMA
Abstract: Current study was conducted to assess the suitability of different agricultural and fruit waste substrates (slurry based) with respect to vermicompost and earthworm production for 90 days in high density polyethylene vermi bags (2.78 m2). The area was divided into two sections (1.39 m2) to make the duplicates of the four different treatments of four agro-wastes viz. without any slurry (T1), ripen pumpkin (T2), bottle gourd (T3) and papaya (T4) and earthworm was stocked @ 550 numbers (220±1.5g)in 1.39m2areas.Among all the substrates, papaya-based substrate significantly enhanced the nutrients level in vermicompost and the substrate enhanced the earthworm’s number, biomass and nutritional quality within the short period of duration. So, the above findings revealed that slurry of rotten papaya could act as best substrate for production of vermicompost and good quality earthworm to act as excellent live food source in aquaculture.
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