Biocomposting of extracted peppermint plant residue (Mentha piperita) using red worm, Eisenia fetida and its effect on the growth of Vigna mungo (Urad)
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The study on biocomposting of extracted peppermint plant residue, Mentha piperita using red worms, Eisenia fetida on the growth of Vigna mungo (Urad) showed that the worms transformed 1:3 waste: dung medium into bio-compost one week earlier from 1:1 and two weeks earlier from 3:1 media. Rate of reproduction of worms was recorded 2.5 times faster in 1:3 medium than that of 3:1 and the number of earthworms was counted 2.09 times more in 1:3 waste: dung medium than that of 3:1. It was noticed that the bio-compost transformed from 1:3
waste: dung medium when mixed with soil in 1:3 ratio and used as growing medium, showed the maximum shoot length of V. mungo (28.2 cm) and the minimum (24.3 cm) when it was transformed from 3:1 (waste: dung) medium and used in 1:1 ratio of vermicompost and soil. Results were discussed in the light of known data.
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Peppermint, Mentha piperita, Bio-composting, Red worm, Eisenia fetida, Vigna mungo
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Rampal, R. and Sharma, D. (2002). Utilization of unused biowaste for production of vermicompost. Him. J. Env., 16 (1): 113-117.
Reddy, M. V. and Okhura, K. (2004). Vermicomposting of rice straw and its effects on Sorghum. Trop. Ecology, 145 (2): 327-331.
Sannigrahi, A.K. and Chakravarthi, S. (2002). Beneficial management of organic wastes by vermicomposting. IJEP 22 (4): 405-08.
Saxena, M. M. (1994). Environmental analysis of water, soil and air. Agro Botanic Publishers: 1-184.
Senapati, B.K. (1980). Aspects of Ecophysiological studies on tropical earthworms (Distribution, population dynamics, production, energetics and their role in the decomposition process, “PhD. Thesis submitted to Sambalpur University, Orissa, India: 151.
Senapati, B.K. and Dash, M. C. (1981a). Effect of grazing on the elements of production in vegetation and Oligochaetes of a tropical Pasture, Rev. Ecol. Biol. Sol., 18 (4): 487-505.
Senapati, B.K. and Dash, M. C. (1984). Influence of soil temperature and moisture on the reproductive activity of tropical pasture earthworms of Orissa: J. Soil Biol. Ecol., (4) : 13-21.
Srinivasa Murthy, C. A., Chidanandappa, H. M. and Nagaraja, M. S. (1999). Laboratory manual for methods of soil plant analysis (SS and AC 607), The University of Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture College, G K V K, Bangalore: 1-108.
Singh, S. M. (2007). Earthworms for solid waste management. International Book Distributing Co. Lucknow: p. 1-242.
Tomati, U., Grappelli, A. and Galli, E. (1995): The hormonelike effect of earthworm casts on plant growth. Biology and Fertility of Soils, (5) : 288-294.
Walkley, A., and Black, J.A. (1947). Determination of organic carbon in soil. Soil Sci., 37 : 29-38.
Washimkar, S.V., Shinde, P.H., Raut, M. M., Wandile, R.M. and Bhaisare, B.S. (2005). Effect of vermicomposting on the contents of nutrients and yield of mulberry grown on vertisol. J. Soils Crops, 15 (1) : 144-149.
Zhenjun, S. (1995). Earthworm production and nutritive value: Beijing Agricultural Univ., Beijing, China. 243.
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Biocomposting of extracted peppermint plant residue (Mentha piperita) using red worm, Eisenia fetida and its effect on the growth of Vigna mungo (Urad). (2010). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 2(2), 305-312. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v2i2.140
