Utilization of Lagerstroemia speciosa dry leaf litter combined with cat-tle dung for the production of enriched vermicompost – A possibility of valorization by Gnanasekaran R, Jerin Rexiya S, Dhanalakshmi M, Abinaya M, Priyadharshini B, Sharmilee D, Udayamathi M

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Taxonomic and Functional Dynamics of Bacterial Communities During Drift Seaweed Vermicomposting by Manuel Aira, Ana Gómez-Roel, Jorge Domínguez

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Peculiarities of biotic interactions in the soil system by Bella Striganova

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Plants with known antagonistic properties against pests: how they influence non-target free-living soil fauna? by Kassimira Ilieva-Makulec, Michał Bielecki, Grzegorz Makulec

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Fabrication of a vermifiltration unit for wastewater recycling and performance of vermifiltered water (vermiaqua) on onion (Allium cepa) by Chandrajeet Kumar, Ashok K. Ghosh

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Converting grassland to wildflower meadow: impact on soil quality indicators for carbon sequestration by Alice A. Breeveld, Saskia Pagella, Jane Fisher

“…Conversely, mowing led to increased earthworm populations and accelerated CSA decomposition compared to the control. …”
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Evaluation of vegetable wastes recycled for vermicomposting and its response on yield and quality of carrot (Daucus carota L.) by Ranjit Chatterjee, S. Bandyopadhyay, J. C. Jana

“…Conclusions The findings established the potentiality of earthworm for quality vermicompost production from vegetable wastes, and through intended selection and judicious mixture of different vegetable wastes the cast quality can be improved. …”
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Grape pomace transformed by specific fungi has the potential as a promising substrate for vermicomposting by Mar´ıa Ines Troncozo, Mart´ın Eduardo Escaray, Mar´ıa Florencia Vianna, Mario C. N. Saparrat

“…The combined activity of U. botrytis and earthworms might be an alternative strategy to reduce the vermicomposting process.…”
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Advancing ex vivo functional whole-organ prostate gland model for regeneration and drug screening by Karthikeyan Subbiahanadar Chelladurai, Jackson Durairaj Selvan Christyraj, Kamarajan Rajagopalan, Johnson Retnaraj Samuel Selvan Christyraj

“…We successfully maintained the earthworm prostate gland in cell culture media for over 200 days, with observed beating behavior confirming its viability. …”
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Effect of vermiwash of Eisenia foetida produced by different methods on seed germination of green mung, Vigna radia by Amita Chattopadhyay

“…In the present study, vermiwash was produced from the earthworm, Eisenia foetida, under field condition and also in the laboratory under cold and heat stress methods. …”
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Vermicomposting of Vegetable Wastes Using Cow Dung by K. Muthukumaravel, A. Amsath, M. Sukumaran

“…The present study aims to find out the possibility of utilization of vegetable wastes for vermiculture. Earthworm Megascolex mauritii cultured in plastic trays (45 x 30 x 30 cm) containing soil alone (control) (T1), soil + cow dung (T2), soil + vegetable waste (T3) and soil + vegetable waste + cow dung (T4) for 60 days. …”
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Impacts of Effluents on the Limnology of a Tropical River, Southwestern Nigeria by Abeke Adedolapo Ayoade, A Olajumoke Olusegun

“…Other pollution tolerant species encountered were leeches (Pisciola, 0.36%) and earthworm (Eiseniella, 1.95%). The River Ogbere could be regarded as polluted since the adverse water quality has led to presence of mainly pollution tolerant taxa of macrobenthic invertebrates in the waterbed. …”
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Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Triticum aestivum and Its Effect on Peroxide Catalytic Activity and Toxicology by Shobha Waghmode, Pooja Chavan, Vidya Kalyankar, Sharada Dagade

“…In this preliminary toxicology study, Earthworm toxicology we checked and is stable up to 1500 ppm concentration. …”
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Impacts of Effluents on the Limnology of a Tropical River, Southwestern Nigeria by Abeke Adedolapo Ayoade, A Olajumoke Olusegun

“…Other pollution tolerant species encountered were leeches (Pisciola, 0.36%) and earthworm (Eiseniella, 1.95%). The River Ogbere could be regarded as polluted since the adverse water quality has led to presence of mainly pollution tolerant taxa of macrobenthic invertebrates in the waterbed. …”
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SOIL COMPACTION AND ITS IMPACT ON SOIL PROPERTIES, MICROBIOME, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION AND PLANT ROOT GROWTH by Poonam Bhatt, Prashant Raj Giri, Balchisu Napari

“…Soil compaction management strategies include restricted traffic patterns, organic matter addition, and using plants like alfalfa to break compacted zones and promote macropore formation. Earthworm activity and proper crop management also help mitigate compaction effects. …”
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Manurial value of khat waste vermicompost from Awday, Harar town, Ethiopia by Hiranmai Yadav Rameshwar, Anteneh Argaw

“…Results The result of the experiment indicated that all the parameters were improved by the decomposition using earthworms and the C/N ratio was within the limits that indicate the maturity of the compost. …”
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Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Potential Plant Growth Promoting Bacillus cereus GGBSTD1 and Pseudomonas spp. GGBSTD3 from Vermisources by Balayogan Sivasankari, Marimuthu Anandharaj

“…Nineteen bacterial strains which have the capability to fix nitrogen, solubilize inorganic phosphate, and produce phytohormones were isolated from vermicompost, vermisources, and earthworm (fore, mid, and hind) guts and tested for plant growth studies. …”
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Eco-toxicological effects of pesticide residues on soil biological sentinels by E.I. Atuanya, T Onuoha, E Morka

“…The results also showed that earthworms had weight loss and death at different concentration of the pesticide and time of exposure, with the lethal concentration (LC50) of aldrin being 2.84mg/ml while that of lindane was 3.54mg/ml after 48hr of exposure period. …”
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Effects of Soil Quality Enhancement on Pollinator-Plant Interactions by Yasmin J. Cardoza, Gabriel K. Harris, Christina M. Grozinger

“…We studied the effects of vermicompost (earthworm compost, VC) soil amendment on behavioral and physiological responses of pollinators to flowers and floral resources, using cucumbers, Cucumis sativus, as our model system. …”
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Eco-toxicological effects of pesticide residues on soil biological sentinels by E.I. Atuanya, T Onuoha, E Morka

“…The results also showed that earthworms had weight loss and death at different concentration of the pesticide and time of exposure, with the lethal concentration (LC50) of aldrin being 2.84mg/ml while that of lindane was 3.54mg/ml after 48hr of exposure period. …”
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