Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2012/v5i7.3
Year: 2012, Volume: 5, Issue: 7, Pages: 1-5
Original Article
Hargopal Singh1 , Pritpal Singh2 and S.S. Hundal3
1, 2 Department of Soil Science, PAU,
3 Department of Zoology, PAU, [email protected]
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A laboratory studies were conducted on the evaluation of vermicompost obtained from Farm Yard Manure (FYM) and FYM prepared from the same feedstock by only thermophilic processing. Processing of animal dung at a moisture content of around 60% consisted of 6 treatments (T1) no earthworms, no moisture, no turning, no microbial culture (E0M0T0C0), (T2) no earthworms, moisture, weekly turning, no microbial culture (E0M1T1C0), (T3) Eisenia fetida earthworms, moisture, weekly turning, no microbial culture (E1M1T1C0), (T4) Eisenia fetida earthworms, moisture, no turning, no microbial culture (E1M1T0C0), (T5) no earthworms, moisture, weekly turning, microbial culture added (E0M1T1C1), (T6) Eisenia fetida earthworms, moisture, weekly turning, microbial culture added (E1M1T1C1). Laboratory analysis for nutrient composition revealed that there was no appreciable change in nutrient composition in the vermicompost over FYM. Therefore, composting the animal dung by scientific means is as efficient as vermicomposting the animal dung.
Keywords: Animal dung, Earthworms, Nutrient content, Vermicomposting
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