Pramanik P, Ghosh GK, Banik P (2009) Effect of microbial inoculation during vermicomposting of
different organic substrates on microbial status and quantification and documentation of acid
phosphatase. Waste Manag 29:574–578
Pramanik P, Ghosh GK, Chung YR (2010) Changes in nutrient content, enzymatic activities and
microbial properties of lateritic soil due to application of different vermicomposts: comparative
study of ergosterol and chitin to determine fungal biomass in soil. Soil Use Manag 26:508–515
Pramanik P, Kim SY, Kim PJ (2012) Changes in fungal and bacterial diversity during
vermicomposting of industrial sludge and poultry manure mixture: detecting the mechanism
of plant growth promotion by vermicompost, Chapter 6. In: Matovic D (ed) Remote sensing of
biomass: principles and applications (Book 4). InTech, Rijeka, pp 113–123, ISBN: 978-953307-492-4
Pramanik P, Kalita C, Borah K (2019) Hastening potassium release from mica waste by treating
humic substrate solution: an approach to adopt mica waste as potassium amendment in
tea-growing soil. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal 50:1854–1863
Reinecke AJ, Viljioen SA, Saayman RJ (1992) The suitability of Eudrilus eugeniae, Perionyx
excavatus and Eisenia fetida (Oligochaete) for vermicomposting in southern Africa in terms of
their temperature requirements. Soil Biol Biochem 24:1295–1307
Singh G, Biswas DR, Marwaha TS (2010) Mobilization of potassium from waste mica by plant
growth promoting rhizobacteria and its assimilation by maize (Zea mays) and wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.): a hydroponics study under phytotron growth chamber. J Plant Nutr 33:1236–1251
Sitienei K, Home PG, Kamau DM, Wanyoko JK (2013) Nitrogen and potassium dynamics in tea
cultivation as influenced by fertilizer type and application rates. Am J Plant Sci 4:59–65
Suthar S, Singh S (2008) Vermicomposting of domestic waste by using two epigeic earthworms
(Perionyx excavatus and Perionyx sansibaricus). Int J Environ Sci Technol 5:99–106
Türkmen Ö, Dursun A, Turan M, Erdinc C (2004) Calcium and humic acid affect seed germination,
growth and nutrient content of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) seedlings under saline soil
conditions. Acta Agric Scand B Soil Plant Sci 54:168–174
Xiao Y, Wang X, Chen W, Huang Q (2017) Isolation and identification of three potassiumsolubilizing bacteria from rape rhizospheric soil and their effects on ryegrass. Geomicrobiol J
34:873–880
Manash Deep Dey, Subhasish Das, Rupesh Kumar, Robin Doley, Satya Sundar Bhattacharya,
Rupak Mukhopadhyay, (2017) Vermiremoval of methylene blue using Eisenia fetida : A
potential strategy for bioremediation of synthetic dye-containing effluents. Ecological Engineering 106:200-208
13 Evaluating Method of Mica Waste Application in Earthworm Cast-Treated Soil for. . . 225
different organic substrates on microbial status and quantification and documentation of acid
phosphatase. Waste Manag 29:574–578
Pramanik P, Ghosh GK, Chung YR (2010) Changes in nutrient content, enzymatic activities and
microbial properties of lateritic soil due to application of different vermicomposts: comparative
study of ergosterol and chitin to determine fungal biomass in soil. Soil Use Manag 26:508–515
Pramanik P, Kim SY, Kim PJ (2012) Changes in fungal and bacterial diversity during
vermicomposting of industrial sludge and poultry manure mixture: detecting the mechanism
of plant growth promotion by vermicompost, Chapter 6. In: Matovic D (ed) Remote sensing of
biomass: principles and applications (Book 4). InTech, Rijeka, pp 113–123, ISBN: 978-953307-492-4
Pramanik P, Kalita C, Borah K (2019) Hastening potassium release from mica waste by treating
humic substrate solution: an approach to adopt mica waste as potassium amendment in
tea-growing soil. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal 50:1854–1863
Reinecke AJ, Viljioen SA, Saayman RJ (1992) The suitability of Eudrilus eugeniae, Perionyx
excavatus and Eisenia fetida (Oligochaete) for vermicomposting in southern Africa in terms of
their temperature requirements. Soil Biol Biochem 24:1295–1307
Singh G, Biswas DR, Marwaha TS (2010) Mobilization of potassium from waste mica by plant
growth promoting rhizobacteria and its assimilation by maize (Zea mays) and wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.): a hydroponics study under phytotron growth chamber. J Plant Nutr 33:1236–1251
Sitienei K, Home PG, Kamau DM, Wanyoko JK (2013) Nitrogen and potassium dynamics in tea
cultivation as influenced by fertilizer type and application rates. Am J Plant Sci 4:59–65
Suthar S, Singh S (2008) Vermicomposting of domestic waste by using two epigeic earthworms
(Perionyx excavatus and Perionyx sansibaricus). Int J Environ Sci Technol 5:99–106
Türkmen Ö, Dursun A, Turan M, Erdinc C (2004) Calcium and humic acid affect seed germination,
growth and nutrient content of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) seedlings under saline soil
conditions. Acta Agric Scand B Soil Plant Sci 54:168–174
Xiao Y, Wang X, Chen W, Huang Q (2017) Isolation and identification of three potassiumsolubilizing bacteria from rape rhizospheric soil and their effects on ryegrass. Geomicrobiol J
34:873–880
Manash Deep Dey, Subhasish Das, Rupesh Kumar, Robin Doley, Satya Sundar Bhattacharya,
Rupak Mukhopadhyay, (2017) Vermiremoval of methylene blue using Eisenia fetida : A
potential strategy for bioremediation of synthetic dye-containing effluents. Ecological Engineering 106:200-208
13 Evaluating Method of Mica Waste Application in Earthworm Cast-Treated Soil for. . . 225