Chemical changes during vermicomposting (Eisenia fetida) of sheep manure mixed with cotton industrial wastes

✍ Scribed by E. Albanell; J. Plaixats; T. Cabrero

• Book ID: 104688728
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 294 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0178-2762
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00260823

✦ Synopsis

Castings of Eisenia f e t i d a from sheep m a n u r e alone a n d mixed with cotton wastes analysed for their properties a n d chemical c o m p o s i t i o n every 2 weeks for 3 m o n t h s a n d compared with the same m a n u r e s in the absence of earthworms. The results showed that earthworms accelerated the mineralization rate a n d converted the manures into castings with a higher n u t r i t i o n a l value a n d degrees of humification. The castings obtained from m a n u r e mixed with cotton wastes exhibited good agronomic quality, suggesting that this kind of industrial residue may be used in vermicomposting.