The aim of this study was to investigate the response of soil microbial parameters to nutrient management practices involving organic amendments, farmyard manure (FYM), vermicompost (VC), crop residues (CR) and biofertilizers (BF) in rice–wheat and rice–wheat–mung bean cropping system of the IndoGangetic Plains, India. Soil microbial biomass C (Cmic), basal respiration, ergosterol, glomalin, so...

evaluation of soil microorganisms and their beneficial relationships among ecosystem components is one of new topic in soil resource management for ensuring sustainable agriculture. in order to investigating effects of trichoderma spp. and different organic manures on improvement of growth and development in soybean [glycine max (l.) merril.], an experiment was conducted at glasshouse in sari a...

Vermicomposts processed commercially from food wastes and paper wastes were applied, to 4.5 m(2) field plots, under high plastic hoop tunnels, at rates of 5 or 10 tha(-1) to evaluate their effects on the growth and yields of strawberries (Fragaria ananasa) var. 'Chandler'. The vermicomposts were incorporated into the top 10 cm of soil and supplemented, based on chemical analyses, with amounts o...

The objective of study to show the effect inorganic fertilizers sources with vermicompost on soil parameters carrot. For this experiment, a randomized block design was implemented, featuring three levels for both NPK (0%, 50% and 1OO%) Vermicompost 50%, ,1OO%). treatments were replicated times allocated random each replication. result shows that significant in pore space (%), water holding capa...

The aim of this study was to assess the decomposition efficiency of earthworms, local (L.mauritii) as well as exotic (Eisenia foetida) in vermicomposting of garden litter in SRM University campus. The vermicompost produced through vermicomposting of garden litter mixed with cow dung in the ratio of 3:1 by using local and exotic earthworms (Eisenia foetida) was rich in ammoniacal nitrogen, nitra...

An experiment was carried out during two subsequent years, i.e., 2009-10 and 2010-11 to study the influence of Azotobacter, vermicompost on growth, flowering, yield and quality of strawberry cv. Chandler. There were nine treatments comprising two levels each of Azotobacter (6 and 7 kg/ha) and vermicompost (20 and 30 t/ ha) and their combinations along with one control, replicated thrice in rand...

A field experiment was conducted at the experimental site of Department Soil Science and Water Management, College Horticulture Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh). The consisted eleven treatments which were carried out in randomized block design with three replications. Observations for micronutrient uptake soil physical properties recorded it found that lowest bulk density achieved tr...