Book details

  • Genre:science
  • Sub-genre:Life Sciences / Zoology / General
  • Language:English
  • Pages:130
  • eBook ISBN:9788180942525

Vermitechnology

By A. Mary Violet Christy

Overview

Vermiculture refers to the artificial rearing or cultivation of earthworms for the production of vermicompost to benefit humans. The utility and variability of research work in this field could be of great use to the agricultural community. The book provides the basic concepts of vermitechnology in a manner suited to a broad spectrum of graduates and researchers.
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Description

1. EARTHWORM 2. VERMICULTURE 3. VERMICOMPOST AND VERMIWASH 4. ROLE OF VERMICOMPOST IN PLANT GROWTH 5. STANDARDS OF HIGH-QUALITY VERMICULTURE PRODUCTS 6. VERMICULTURE FOR WASTE REDUCTIO
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About The Author

Dr. A. Mary Violet Christy, Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, Vivekanandha College of Arts and Science for Women, Tiruchengodu, has completed her M. Sc., M. Phil. and Ph. D. in Zoology with specialization in vermicomposting, from Annamalai University, Chidambaram. She has six years of teaching experience. She has presented 25 papers at national conferences and has published 23 research papers in well-reputed journals. She has produced twenty M. Phil. candidates and is guiding five Ph. D. Candidates.­
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