CONTENTS
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Distribution |
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Factors affecting distribution |
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●Temperature |
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●PH |
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●Organic matter |
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●Organic matter |
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●Soil texture |
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Classification |
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Basic Requirements |
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●Bedding |
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●Housing |
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● Containers |
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● Environmental conditions |
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Nutrition of worms |
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Species |
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Microbiology |
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Reproduction |
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Life cycle and Population |
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Multiplication |
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●Earthworms for bioconversion |
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●Fragmentation and Breakdown |
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●Consumption and Humification |
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●Nitrogen mineralization |
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●Effects on the C/N ratio |
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Feeds for Vermitech Systems |
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●Animal manures |
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● Kitchen&Urban wastes |
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●Paper pulp& Cardboard solids |
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●Compost&Waste products |
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●Industrial wastes |
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Other Applications |
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●Aquaculture |
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●Vermifilter |
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●Initial pre-composting phase |
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●Mesophilic phase |
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●Maturing and stabilization phase |
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Mechanism of Earthworm action |
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●Windrow |
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●Wedge |
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●Container |
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a. Pits, Tanks and Cement rings |
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b. Commercial model |
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c. Beds/bins |
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●Continuous Flow Systems |
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Maturity and Stability |
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Composting and Vermicomposting-A comparison |
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Process Acceleration |
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●Temperature |
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●Aeration |
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●Acidity (pH) |
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●Pests and Diseases |
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●Odour Problems |
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●Light Separation |
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●Sideways Separation |
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●Vertical Separation |
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●Gradual Transfer |
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Harvesting Earthworms |
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Characteristics of Vermicompost |
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Packing and Storage |
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The Value of Vermicompost |
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●Rich in humic acids and Enzymes |
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●Free of pathogens and toxic chemicals |
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●Plant nutrient level |
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●Beneficial microorganisms |
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●Stimulate plant growth |
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●Suppress disease |
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●Repel pests |
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●Vermiwash |
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●Vermicompost Tea or Liquid Vermicompost |
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●Vermimeal |
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●Enriched Vermicompost |
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●Pelleted Vermicompost |
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CHAPTER 12: VERMICOMPOST: CUSTOMER- FEEDBACKS AND FIELD EVALUATION |
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● Organic farming using vermicompost in India |
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● Field cultivation of vegetables using vermicompost in WIP |
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No. |
Title
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1 |
Agro-industrial organic wastes for vermi- composting
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2
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Taxonomic classification of Eisenia fetida |
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3
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List of some earthworm species suitable for vermicomposting
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4 |
Comparison of Life cycle and Growth of Different Earthworm Species
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5 |
The steps involved in the process of vermicomposting
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6 |
Chemical Composition of Vermicompost
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7
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Recommended quantity and time of application of vermicompost in some crops
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No. |
Title |
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1 |
Agro-industrial wastes for vermicomposting |
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2 |
Earthworms |
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3 |
Common species of Earthworms for vermicomposting |
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4 |
Earthworms: Copulation |
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5 |
Earthworms: Cocoons |
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6 |
Vermicomposting windrows |
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7 |
Vermicomposting tanks made of ordinary bricks in a semi-commercial unit |
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8 |
Cement rings used as Vermicomposting tanks |
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9 |
A view of a semi-commercial vermicomposting unit |
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10 |
Sample of commercially available EM solution |
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11 |
Common pests of vermibeds |
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12 |
Screening and separation operation |
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13 |
Vermicompost: Packing Operations and a Sample packet of 1Kg |
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14 |
Vermiwash-concentrated and diluted |
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15 |
Vermiwash collection |
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16 |
Vermicompost: Pellets |
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17 |
Field cultivation of vegetables using Vermicompost |
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18 |
Inauguration of Vegetable -harvest by Late Mr.P.K.Mohamed, Former Managing Director, WIP |
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19 |
Best Institution Award in the District for the Vegetable Development Project received by WIP, from Mr.K.P.Mohanan, Minister of Agriculture, Govt.of Kerala |