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Safdar ME, Tanveer A, Khaliq A, Maqbool R (2016) Critical competition period of parthenium
weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) in maize. Crop Prot 80:101–107
Samrot AV, Vignesh MP, Vignesh V (2015) Utilization of vermicompost of organic waste for plant
growth. Int J Pharm Bio Sci 6:B326–B332
Sharma D (2017) Parthenium weed management by vermicomposting using local earthworm
species of Jammu. IJAR 3(6):1170–1171
Singh R, Sharma RR, Kumar S, Gupta RK, Patil RT (2008) Vermicompost substitution influences
growth, physiological disorders, fruit yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria  ananassa
Duch.). Bioresour Technol 99(17):8507–8511
Sinha RK, Sinha AK (2000) Waste management. INA Shree Publishers, Jaipur, pp 143–157
Sivaraj R, Narendhran S (2013) Ruthenium mediated compost versus Parthenium mediated
vermicompost: a comparative study of nutrition status. In: International conference on chemical,
agricultural and medical sciences (CAMS-2013), Dec 2013, pp 29–30
Tahseen NK, Kumar H, Jagannath S (2015) Assessment of allelopathic efficacy of Parthenium
hysterophorus L. plant parts on seed germination and seedling growth of Phaseolus vulgaris
L. Braz J Biol Sci 2(3):85–90
Yadav A, Garg VK (2011) Vermicomposting—an effective tool for the management of invasive
weed Parthenium hysterophorus. Bioresour Technol 102(10):5891–5895
Zaller JG (2007) Vermicompost as a substitute for peat in potting media: effects on germination,
biomass allocation, yields and fruit quality of three tomato varieties. Sci Hortic 112(2):191–199
12 Vermicomposting of Parthenium hysterophorus L.: A Solution to Weed. . .
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evidence for biodegradation of tannery waste during vermicomposting process using Eudrilus
eugeniae. J Therm Anal Calorim 111(3):1675–1684
Safdar ME, Tanveer A, Khaliq A, Maqbool R (2016) Critical competition period of parthenium
weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) in maize. Crop Prot 80:101–107
Samrot AV, Vignesh MP, Vignesh V (2015) Utilization of vermicompost of organic waste for plant
growth. Int J Pharm Bio Sci 6:B326–B332
Sharma D (2017) Parthenium weed management by vermicomposting using local earthworm
species of Jammu. IJAR 3(6):1170–1171
Singh R, Sharma RR, Kumar S, Gupta RK, Patil RT (2008) Vermicompost substitution influences
growth, physiological disorders, fruit yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria  ananassa
Duch.). Bioresour Technol 99(17):8507–8511
Sinha RK, Sinha AK (2000) Waste management. INA Shree Publishers, Jaipur, pp 143–157
Sivaraj R, Narendhran S (2013) Ruthenium mediated compost versus Parthenium mediated
vermicompost: a comparative study of nutrition status. In: International conference on chemical,
agricultural and medical sciences (CAMS-2013), Dec 2013, pp 29–30
Tahseen NK, Kumar H, Jagannath S (2015) Assessment of allelopathic efficacy of Parthenium
hysterophorus L. plant parts on seed germination and seedling growth of Phaseolus vulgaris
L. Braz J Biol Sci 2(3):85–90
Yadav A, Garg VK (2011) Vermicomposting—an effective tool for the management of invasive
weed Parthenium hysterophorus. Bioresour Technol 102(10):5891–5895
Zaller JG (2007) Vermicompost as a substitute for peat in potting media: effects on germination,
biomass allocation, yields and fruit quality of three tomato varieties. Sci Hortic 112(2):191–199
12 Vermicomposting of Parthenium hysterophorus L.: A Solution to Weed. . .
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