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Impact of earthworm species and growth habitats on the quality of vermicompost

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Chemistry, Agricultural Microbiology, and Genetics
Plant Pathology and Plant Protection

Abstract

Environmental degradation is a major threat confronting the world, the vermicompost product one of the best organic manure to be used for enhancing soil, crop and environment. This study aimed to the evaluated effect of earthworm species on the availability of macronutrients in the vermicompost. In this direction, the possibilities of using different growth habitats with 4 different earthworm species in an experiment to produce an organic fertilizer (vermicompost) were studied. In conjunction with those from previous studies Ninety days vermicomposting experiment was conducted in polyethylene boxes contained a pre-composted (mixture of cow manure, market wastes, kitchen wastes, sawdust and bagasse). Each type of the followed vermicomposting habitats; 100% pre-composted (PC), 75% PC+ 25% cardboard waste (CB) and 75% PC+25% soil (S) were inoculated with one species of earthworms; Allolobophora longa, Eudrilus eugeniae, Eiseia fetida and Perionyx excavatus. The present study concluded that, A. longa could not survive in PC habitat, while other earthwormsproduced a high quality vermicompost under the same condition. On the other hand, the PC+S habitat was the best for A. longa, which was suitable for growing of the species. The PC+CB and PC+S vermicompost's of E. fetida and PC+S of A. longa had a lowest pH, EC and C/N ratio. The total NPK content and their available forms were enhanced in the vermicompost's of PC+CB and PC+S for all tested worms as compared with PC and untreated with earthworms (control) respectively. In conclusion, he total NPK content and their available forms were enhanced in the vermicompost's of PC+CB and PC+C for all tested worms in compared with PC vermicompost and control treatment, but E. fetida was the best.

DOI

10.21608/aasj.2023.179910.1136

Keywords

vermicomposting, Earthworms, available nutrients, quality parameters, environment, organic manure

Authors

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Elsayed

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R.

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Department of Agriculture Zoology and Nematology, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt

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amroramadan.2249@azhar.edu.eg

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Mahmoud

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A.

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Department of Agriculture Zoology and Nematology, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt

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nashaat.abdelaziz63@yahoo.com

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First Name

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Abdel-Mageed

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A.

Affiliation

Department of Agriculture Zoology and Nematology, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt

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mohammed.abdo9999@gmail.com

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First Name

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Last Name

Abd El-Rahim

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G. M.

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Department of Soils and Water, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt

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mg188549@gmail.com

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5

Article Issue

3

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42543

Issue Date

2022-12-01

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2022-10-14

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2022-12-01

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288

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304

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2535-1680

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2535-1699

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764

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Archives of Agriculture Sciences Journal

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https://aasj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Impact of earthworm species and growth habitats on the quality of vermicompost

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30 Dec 2024