26 Jun Vermicompost – Production and Practices
वर्मीकंपोस्ट - उत्पादन और क्रियाऐं। Vermicomposting is a method of preparing enriched compost with the use of earthworms. It is one of the easiest methods to recycle agricultural wastes and to produce quality compost. Earthworms consume biomass and excrete it in digested form called worm casts. Worm casts are popularly called as Black gold. The casts are rich in nutrients, growth promoting substances, beneficial soil micro flora and having properties of inhibiting pathogenic microbes. Vermicompost is stable, fine granular organic manure, which enriches soil quality by improving its physiochemical and biological properties. It is highly useful in raising seedlings and for crop production. Vermicompost is becoming popular as a major component...