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eISSN: 2581-9615 || CODEN: WJARAI || Impact Factor 8.2 ||  CrossRef DOI

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Efficiency of Eudrilus eugeniae Kinberg in vermicomposting three different forms of salvinia (Salvinia molesta, Mitchell)

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T Ganesh Kumar *

Department of Zoology, St. Joseph’s College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Manjakuppam, Cuddalore 600701, Tamil Nadu, India.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(03), 443-448
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.3.0403
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.3.0403
 
Received on 26 January 2023; revised on 10 March 2023; accepted on 13 March 2023
 
Purpose: Ten–month long trials were conducted on different vermireactors fed with one of the following forms of Salvinia molesta: a) fresh whole plants, b) chopped plants, and c) sun-dried plants (24 h).
Method: The reactors were operated in two modes–semi-continuous and batch.
Results: The experiments revealed two clear trends (i) vermireactors operated in semi-continuous fashion performed better in terms of vermicast yield, earthworm growth and reproduction compared to batch reactors, (ii) sun-dried salvinia was the most preferred form of feed by Eudrilus eugeniae.
Conclusions: The maximum vermicast output (60.5%) and increase in earthworm zoomass (75.2%) had been achieved from sun-dried plants as feed followed by chopped and whole plants in vermireactors operated in semi-continuous mode.There was no mortality in any of the reactors. Thus, the experiments confirm that S. molesta can be sustainably vermicomposted in any of the forms with E. eugeniae.
 
Vermicomposting; Eudrilus eugeniae; Vermicast; Salvinia molesta; Vermireactors
 
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T Ganesh Kumar. Efficiency of Eudrilus eugeniae Kinberg in vermicomposting three different forms of salvinia (Salvinia molesta, Mitchell). World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(3), 443-448. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.3.0403

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