International Journal of Bioresource Science
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

Vermiwash: Key for the crop production in organic agriculture

  • Author:
  • Peeyush Kumar Jaysawal1, Pooja Arun Dangi2,, S.K. Verma3, Amitava Rakshit2, Arghya Chattopadhyay2, Prachi Pandey4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 21 to 23

1Research Scholar, Department of Agronomy, Birsa Agriculture University (BAU), Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

2Research Scholar, Department of Extension Education, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India

3Assistant Professor at Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India

4Assistant Professor at Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India

*Corresponding author: pd967305@gmail.com

Online published on 27 August, 2020.

Abstract

Vermiwash is a liquid organic fertilizer it is by-products or essential parts of vermiculture/vermicompost in the form of drainage that is collected after the channel of water through a column of worm action of vermiculture and vermicomposting and is very beneficial as a foliar spray. Rich in soluble plant nutrients, some enzymes, organic acids, growth hormones, different amino acids, many useful micro-organisms and mucus of earthworms are present.

Keywords

Vermiwash, Vermiculture, Vermicompost, Organic acids, Enzymes