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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Efficacy of vermicompost derived from local organic wastes as nursery sub-strates for cabbage and chili seedlings by Haruthai Thaisuchat, Purepan Panikanan, Jumnian Meesumlee

“…Method: Local organic materials, including cow dung, spent mushroom waste, and coffee grounds were utilized as the main substrates for earthworm bedding. Three main substrates, one additive (white popinac leaves), and various combinations of these materials were processed, resulting in a total of 10 methods. …”
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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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Biochemical, physiological, and yield responses of lady’s finger (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) grown on varying ratios of municipal solid waste vermicompost by Vaibhav Srivastava, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Pooja Singh, Bhavisha Sharma, Rajeev Pratap Singh

“…Abstract Purpose In the present study, effect of earthworm-processed MSW was seen on biochemical, physiological, and yield responses of Abelmoschus esculentus L. …”
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Microbiological integration for qualitative improvement of vermicompost by Sujit Mal, G.N. Chattopadhyay, Kalyan Chakrabarti

“…Method A mixture of cow dung and vegetable market waste (1:1) was used for vermicomposting with Eisenia foetida as the decomposer earthworm @ 10 no.of worm kg-1 substrate. Nitrogen fixing and phosphate solubilizing bacteria (NFB and PSB)Azotobacter chroococcum and Pseudomonas fluorescens were integrated with this composting process at varying  doses viz. 0,5 and 10 g kg-1 substrate under different combinations. …”
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Vermicomposting of cow dung amended with eggshell powder: Possible roles of eggshell powder on the growth models of Serendipita indica, wheat growth and performances and soil enzym... by Mohammad Zarea, Nasrin Karimi

“…Results revealed when cow dung was amended with eggshell powder provided a better condition for earthworm growth and enhancing the colonization percentage of wheat root with indigenous mycorrhizal fungi. …”
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Performance evaluation of a taro (Colocasia esculenta) assisted vermifilter for swine wastewater treatment by Justine Carl Abad, Ma. Grace Sumaria

“…The TAVF showed no signs of clogging throughout the wastewater loading period, and a significant increase in the earthworm mass was observed. The plants used were also observed to have grown significantly throughout the experiment. …”
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