Agricultural Reviews
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue: 2

Vermicomposting in Sericulture Using Mixed Culture of Earthworms (Eudrillus Eugineae, Eisenia Foetida and Perionyx Excavatus) – A Review

  • Author:
  • A. Venugopal, M. Chandrasekhar, B.V. Naidu, Satyanarayana Raju
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 150 to 154

Regional Sericultural Research Station, Post Box No: 50, Anantapur- 515 001, India.

Abstract

Vermicomposting is an eco-friendly technology and has a tremendous scope in the recycling of sericultural residue. Proper utilization of sericulture waste as raw material for vermicomposting serve as organic manure which can substantially bring down the expenditure on chemical fertilizers and helps in improvement of soil health and nutrient availability to mulberry plants leading to leaf quality improvement.

Keywords

Vermicompost, Mulberry, Soil health