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earthworm species Eisenia fetida. In: Dynamic soil, dynamic plant, Special Issue 4. Global
Science Books Publisher, Ltd., Middlesex, pp 139–144
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pig manure on the growth and productivity of marigolds. Bioresour Technol 81:103–108
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mucilaginosus) and waste mica on potassium uptake dynamics by sudan grass (Sorghum
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methylene blue using Eisenia fetida: a potential strategy for bioremediation of synthetic
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Elvira C, Sampedro L, Benitez E, Nogales R (1998) Vermicomposting of sludges from paper-mill
and dairy industries with Eisenia andrei: a pilot-scale study. Bioresour Technol 63:205–211
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compost and vermicompost: differences revealed by cultivation independent analyses of
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a comparative study. Bioresour Technol 97:391–395
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vermicomposting of solid textile mill sludges mixed with cow dung and agricultural residues.
Bioresour Technol 4:203–209
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Ndegwa PM, Thompson SA (2000) Effects of stocking density and feeding rate on
vermicomposting of biosolids. Bioresour Technol 71:5–12
Nishanth D, Biswas DR (2008) Kinetics of phosphorus and potassium release from rock phosphate
and waste mica enriched compost and their effect on yield and nutrient uptake by wheat
(Triticum aestivum). Bioresour Technol 99:3342–3353
Pramanik P, Chung YR (2011) Changes in fungal population of fly ash and vinasse mixture during
vermicomposting by Eudrilus eugeniae and Eisenia fetida: documentation of cellulase isozymes
in vermicompost. Waste Manag 31:1169–1175
Pramanik P, Kalita C (2019) Evaluated potential of mica waste to release sufficient potassium to
support the growth of plants in acidic tea-growing soil in Northeast India. Commun Soil Sci
Plant Anal 50:1258–1266
Pramanik P, Ghosh GK, Ghosal PK, Banik P (2007) Changes in organic C, N, P and K and enzyme
activities in vermicompost of biodegradable organic wastes under liming and microbial inoculants. Bioresour Technol 98:2485–2494
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Aalok A, Tripathi AK (2010) Composting-vermicomposting of different types of leaves using
earthworm species Eisenia fetida. In: Dynamic soil, dynamic plant, Special Issue 4. Global
Science Books Publisher, Ltd., Middlesex, pp 139–144
Atiyeh RM, Arancon NQ, Edwards CA, Metzger JD (2001) The influence of earthworm-processed
pig manure on the growth and productivity of marigolds. Bioresour Technol 81:103–108
Basak BB, Biswas DR (2009) Influence of potassium solubilizing microorganism (Bacillus
mucilaginosus) and waste mica on potassium uptake dynamics by sudan grass (Sorghum
vulgare Pers.) grown under two Alfisols. Plant Soil 317:235–255
Biswas TD, Mukherjee SK (2000) Text book of soil science, 2nd edn., Sixth reprint. Tata-McGraw
Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi
Brady N (2003) The nature and properties of soil, 13th edn. Colier McMillan, London
Dey MD, Das S, Kumar R, Doley R, Bhattacharya SS, Mukhopadhyay R (2017) Vermiremoval of
methylene blue using Eisenia fetida: a potential strategy for bioremediation of synthetic
dye-containing effluents. Ecol Eng 106:200–208
Domínguez J (2004) State of the art and new perspectives on vermicomposting research. In:
Edwards CA (ed) Earthworm ecology. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp 401–424
Elvira C, Sampedro L, Benitez E, Nogales R (1998) Vermicomposting of sludges from paper-mill
and dairy industries with Eisenia andrei: a pilot-scale study. Bioresour Technol 63:205–211
Fracchia L, Dohrmann AB, Martinotti MG, Tebbe CC (2006) Bacterial diversity in a finished
compost and vermicompost: differences revealed by cultivation independent analyses of
PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 71:942–952
Garg P, Gupta A, Satya S (2006) Vermicomposting of different types of waste using Eisenia fetida:
a comparative study. Bioresour Technol 97:391–395
Kaushik P, Garg VK (2004) Dynamics of biological and chemical parameters during
vermicomposting of solid textile mill sludges mixed with cow dung and agricultural residues.
Bioresour Technol 4:203–209
Meena VS, Maurya BR, Verma JP (2014) Does a rhizospheric microorganism enhance K+
availability in agricultural soils? Microbiol Res 169:337–347
Meena VS, Bahadur I, Maurya BR, Kumar A, Meena RK, Meena SK, Prakash Verma J (2016)
Potassium-solubilizing microorganism in evergreen agriculture: an overview, Chapter 1. In:
Meena VS, Maurya BR, Prakash Verma J, Meena RS (eds) Potassium solubilizing microorganisms for sustainable agriculture, 1st edn. Springer, New Delhi, pp 1–20, ISBN: 978-81-3222774-8
Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers (2015) Department of Fertilizers, Government of India. http://
fert.nic.in/node/3808
Ndegwa PM, Thompson SA (2000) Effects of stocking density and feeding rate on
vermicomposting of biosolids. Bioresour Technol 71:5–12
Nishanth D, Biswas DR (2008) Kinetics of phosphorus and potassium release from rock phosphate
and waste mica enriched compost and their effect on yield and nutrient uptake by wheat
(Triticum aestivum). Bioresour Technol 99:3342–3353
Pramanik P, Chung YR (2011) Changes in fungal population of fly ash and vinasse mixture during
vermicomposting by Eudrilus eugeniae and Eisenia fetida: documentation of cellulase isozymes
in vermicompost. Waste Manag 31:1169–1175
Pramanik P, Kalita C (2019) Evaluated potential of mica waste to release sufficient potassium to
support the growth of plants in acidic tea-growing soil in Northeast India. Commun Soil Sci
Plant Anal 50:1258–1266
Pramanik P, Ghosh GK, Ghosal PK, Banik P (2007) Changes in organic C, N, P and K and enzyme
activities in vermicompost of biodegradable organic wastes under liming and microbial inoculants. Bioresour Technol 98:2485–2494
224
P. Pramanik et al.