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volume 23 issue 2 (june 2002) : 127 - 133

EFFECT OF VERMICOMPOST APPLICATION ON THE SOIL PROPERTIES, NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY, UPTAKE AND YIELD OF RICE - A REVIEW

G
G. Sudhakar
A
A. Christopher LourduraJ' A. Rangasamy
P
P. Subbian
A
A. Velayutham
1Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641003, India

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ABSTRACT

Earthworms can live in decaying organic wastes and can degrade it into fine particulate materials, which are rich in nutrients. Vermicomposting is the application of earthworm in producing vermifertilizer, which helps in the maintenance of better environment and results in sustainable agriculture. Earthworm make the soil porous and help in better aeration and water infiltration. Vermicompost can be prepared from different organic materials like sugarcane trash, coir pith, pressmud, weeds, cattle dung, bio digested slurry etc. Increased availability of nutrients in vermicompost compared to non-ingested soil resulted in significantly better growth and yield of rice has been reported by several workers.

KEYWORDS

    REFERENCES

    1. Albanel, E. etal (1988). Biol Fertil SOils, 6: 266-269.
    2. Angadi, V.V. and Radder, G.D. (1996). In: Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar,
    3. 132 AGRICULTURAL REVIEWS
    4. I
    5. G.B.P.U.A.T, Pantnagar. p. 34.
    6. Basker, A eta! (1994). Bio! Ferti! Soils, 17: 154-158.
    7. Basker. A. etal. (1993). SoilBio! Biochem., 25(2): 1673-1677.
    8. Becborodov. P. and Khalballeva, AV. (1990). In: Second Australian Conference on Grassland Invertebrate Ecology.
    9. Wellington, New Zealand. . .
    10. Bhawalkar, U.S. (1993). Turning Garbage into Gold. An Introduction to Vermiculture Biotechnology. Bhawalkar
    11. Earthworm Research Institute, Pune.
    12. Blair, J.M. etal. (1997). SoilBio! Biochem., 29: 361-367.
    13. Blanchart, E. (1990). PhD Thesis, University of Rennes 1, pp. 263.
    14. Bostom, (1988). Pedobiologia, 3: 379-388.
    15. Bouche, M.B. et a! (1997). Soil Bio! Biochem., 29: 315-380.
    16. Bouche, M.B. and Ferries, J.R. (1986). In: Earthworms in Waste and Environmental Management. (Edwards, CA.
    17. and Newhauser, E.F. eds.) SPB Academic Publishing, The Netherlands, 231-240.
    18. Boral, E. eta! (1997). SoilBio! Biochem., 29: 431-439.
    19. Buchanan, M.A. etaI. (1988). In: Earthworms in Waste and Environmental Management. (Edwards, C.A. and Neuhauser,
    20. E. eds). SPB Academic Publishing. The Hague, the Netherlands. pp.241-249. .
    21. Crossley, (1988). Applied Eco!, 26: 505-520.
    22. Darwin, CR (1881). The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their
    23. Habits. John Murray, London. pp. 326.
    24. Das, PK et aI (1996). In: Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar, G.B.PUAT, Pantnagar, p. 45.
    25. Devleeschauwer, PR and Lal, L.B. (1981). Soil Bio! Biochem., 24: 913-915. .
    26. Edwards, CA. (1982). Biology and Ecology of Earthworms. 3medn, Chapman and Hall, London, 426pp.
    27. Edwards, CA. (1998). Earthworm Eco! 5: 372-373.
    28. Elliott, TE. et a! (1990). Geoderma, 56: 449-457.
    29. Forgaste, OT and Babb. M.R. (1972). DairySci.~ 55: 870-872.
    30. Gratt, J.D. (1970). Earthworm Eco! Cult. Soils, 10: 107-123.
    31. Gunathilagaraj, K (1994). The Hindu, 6.4.94.
    32. Hendriksen, (1997). Biotech. Bioeng., 23: 1812-1997.
    33. Hullugalle, N.R. and Ezumah, H.C. (1991). Agric., Ecosystems and Environ., 35: 55-63.
    34. Jadhav, A.D. (1997). J. Maharashtra agric. Univ., 22: 249-250.
    35. Jayabal, A. and Kuppuswamy, G. (1997). In: Food Security in Hormony with Nature. 3mIFOAM-ASIA Scientific
    36. Conference and General Assembly p. 61.
    37. Kale, RD. and Bano, K. (1986). In: Proc. Nat. Semi. on Organic waste Utilization. pp: 151-160.
    38. Kale, RD. (1994). The Hindu, dt.9th Feb.
    39. Kale, RD. et al. (1992). Soil BioI. Biochem., 24: 1317-1320.
    40. Khang, BT eta! (1994). Soil Fert. Soils, 18: 193-199.
    41. Kubra Bano and Suseela Devi, L. (1996). In: Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar:
    42. . G.B.P.U.A.T, Partnagar. p; 37.
    43. Lachnicht, S.L. et a! (1997). Soil Bio! Biochem., 29: 493-498.
    44. Lavelle, P. andA. Martin. (1992). SoilBio! Biochem., 24: 1491-1498.
    45. Lavelle, P. et al (1994). In: The Biological Management of Tropical Soil Fertility. TSBF/Wiley-Sayee. pp.137-169.
    46. Laverack, C.H. (1963). In: Taxonomy and Geography (Nichols, D. ed.), pp.3-5, Syst. Assoc. Pub., London.
    47. Lee, KE. (1985). Earthworms, their Ecology and Relationships with Land Use. Academic Press, Sydney, pp. 411.
    48. Lee, KE. (1992). Soil Bioi Biochem., 24: 1765-1771.
    49. Mackay, P eta! (1982). Pedobiologia, 18: 153-157.
    50. Mansel, G. et a! (1981). Applied Soil Ecology, 3: 263-274.
    51. Martin, A. (1991). Bio! Fertil Soils, 11: 234-238.
    52. Mulongoy, K and Bedoret, A. (1989). Soil Bio! BioChem., 23: 609-617.
    53. Nagarajan, S. (1997). Kisan World, 24(8): 49-50. .
    54. Needham, A.E. (1957). J. Exp. Bio!, 34: 425-445.
    55. Prabha Kumari, P. et a! (1996). In: Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar, G.B.PU.AT,
    56. Pantnagar p.35-36.
    57. Rani, R and Srivastava, O.P. (1997)./nt. Rice Res. Notes. 22(3):30-31.
    58. Raut, RS. etaI (19%). In: Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar, G.B.P.UAT, Partnagar. p: 35.
    59. Ravankar, H.N. et a! (1997). Food Security in Harmony with Nature. 3mlFOAM-ASIA Scientific Conference and
    60. General Assembly: p. 57. .
    61. Vol. 23, No.2, 2002 133
    62. Reddy, T.Y. (1988). Ph.D. Thesis, Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ., Coimbatore.
    63. Scheu, S. (1991). BioI. Fertil. Soils, 12: 217-220.
    64. Senapati, B.K (1996). In: Proceedings and Recommendations. National Workshop on Organic Farming for
    65. Sustainable Agriculture: 187-189.
    66. Sharpley, A.N. and Syers, J.K. (1976). Soil BioI. Biochem., 8: 341-346.
    67. Sharpley, A.N. and Syers, J.K. (1978). 5011 BioI. Biochem., 4: 1629-1633.
    68. Sharpley, A.N. and Syers, J.K. (1997). BioI. Agric. Hart., 10: 47-52.
    69. Subler, S. etal. (1997). Soil BioI. Biochem., 29: 413-421.
    70. Subler, A.v. etal. (1997). SoilSci. Soc. Am. J., 52: 764-769.
    71. Ismail, S.A. (1993). Composting· through earthworms. In: Monograph series on the engineering of photosynthetic
    72. systems. Shri. AMM. Murugappa Chettiar Researcch Centre Taramani. Madras.
    73. Syers, J.K. and Springett, JA (1984). PI. Soil, 76: 93-104.
    74. Tiwari, KN. et al. (1989). Fert. News, 25(3): 3-20.
    75. Tornati, U. etal. (1987). In: On Earthworms. Mucchi Editore,Modena, Italy, pp.423-435.
    76. Tomati, U. etal. (1983). AgrochemicaActa, 27: 244-251.
    77. Vasanthi, D. and Kumaraswamy, K (1996). Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar. G.B.P.UAT., Pantnagar. p:40.
    78. Venkataratnam, L. (1994). Food Security in Hormony with Nature. 3'd IFOAM-ASIA Scientific Conference and General Assembly: p. 59.
    79. Watanabe, R.A.S. (1975). Proc. of the New Zealand Grassland Association, 13: 108-175.
    80. Zhang, H. and Schrader, S. (1993). BioI. Fert. Soils, 15: 229-235.
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      volume 23 issue 2 (june 2002) : 127 - 133

      EFFECT OF VERMICOMPOST APPLICATION ON THE SOIL PROPERTIES, NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY, UPTAKE AND YIELD OF RICE - A REVIEW

      G
      G. Sudhakar
      A
      A. Christopher LourduraJ' A. Rangasamy
      P
      P. Subbian
      A
      A. Velayutham
      1Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641003, India

      • Submitted|

      • First Online |

      • doi

      Cite article:- Sudhakar G., Rangasamy A. LourduraJ' Christopher A., Subbian P., Velayutham A. (2025). EFFECT OF VERMICOMPOST APPLICATION ON THE SOIL PROPERTIES, NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY, UPTAKE AND YIELD OF RICE - A REVIEW. Agricultural Reviews. 23(2): 127 - 133. doi: .

      ABSTRACT

      Earthworms can live in decaying organic wastes and can degrade it into fine particulate materials, which are rich in nutrients. Vermicomposting is the application of earthworm in producing vermifertilizer, which helps in the maintenance of better environment and results in sustainable agriculture. Earthworm make the soil porous and help in better aeration and water infiltration. Vermicompost can be prepared from different organic materials like sugarcane trash, coir pith, pressmud, weeds, cattle dung, bio digested slurry etc. Increased availability of nutrients in vermicompost compared to non-ingested soil resulted in significantly better growth and yield of rice has been reported by several workers.

      KEYWORDS

        REFERENCES

        1. Albanel, E. etal (1988). Biol Fertil SOils, 6: 266-269.
        2. Angadi, V.V. and Radder, G.D. (1996). In: Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar,
        3. 132 AGRICULTURAL REVIEWS
        4. I
        5. G.B.P.U.A.T, Pantnagar. p. 34.
        6. Basker, A eta! (1994). Bio! Ferti! Soils, 17: 154-158.
        7. Basker. A. etal. (1993). SoilBio! Biochem., 25(2): 1673-1677.
        8. Becborodov. P. and Khalballeva, AV. (1990). In: Second Australian Conference on Grassland Invertebrate Ecology.
        9. Wellington, New Zealand. . .
        10. Bhawalkar, U.S. (1993). Turning Garbage into Gold. An Introduction to Vermiculture Biotechnology. Bhawalkar
        11. Earthworm Research Institute, Pune.
        12. Blair, J.M. etal. (1997). SoilBio! Biochem., 29: 361-367.
        13. Blanchart, E. (1990). PhD Thesis, University of Rennes 1, pp. 263.
        14. Bostom, (1988). Pedobiologia, 3: 379-388.
        15. Bouche, M.B. et a! (1997). Soil Bio! Biochem., 29: 315-380.
        16. Bouche, M.B. and Ferries, J.R. (1986). In: Earthworms in Waste and Environmental Management. (Edwards, CA.
        17. and Newhauser, E.F. eds.) SPB Academic Publishing, The Netherlands, 231-240.
        18. Boral, E. eta! (1997). SoilBio! Biochem., 29: 431-439.
        19. Buchanan, M.A. etaI. (1988). In: Earthworms in Waste and Environmental Management. (Edwards, C.A. and Neuhauser,
        20. E. eds). SPB Academic Publishing. The Hague, the Netherlands. pp.241-249. .
        21. Crossley, (1988). Applied Eco!, 26: 505-520.
        22. Darwin, CR (1881). The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their
        23. Habits. John Murray, London. pp. 326.
        24. Das, PK et aI (1996). In: Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar, G.B.PUAT, Pantnagar, p. 45.
        25. Devleeschauwer, PR and Lal, L.B. (1981). Soil Bio! Biochem., 24: 913-915. .
        26. Edwards, CA. (1982). Biology and Ecology of Earthworms. 3medn, Chapman and Hall, London, 426pp.
        27. Edwards, CA. (1998). Earthworm Eco! 5: 372-373.
        28. Elliott, TE. et a! (1990). Geoderma, 56: 449-457.
        29. Forgaste, OT and Babb. M.R. (1972). DairySci.~ 55: 870-872.
        30. Gratt, J.D. (1970). Earthworm Eco! Cult. Soils, 10: 107-123.
        31. Gunathilagaraj, K (1994). The Hindu, 6.4.94.
        32. Hendriksen, (1997). Biotech. Bioeng., 23: 1812-1997.
        33. Hullugalle, N.R. and Ezumah, H.C. (1991). Agric., Ecosystems and Environ., 35: 55-63.
        34. Jadhav, A.D. (1997). J. Maharashtra agric. Univ., 22: 249-250.
        35. Jayabal, A. and Kuppuswamy, G. (1997). In: Food Security in Hormony with Nature. 3mIFOAM-ASIA Scientific
        36. Conference and General Assembly p. 61.
        37. Kale, RD. and Bano, K. (1986). In: Proc. Nat. Semi. on Organic waste Utilization. pp: 151-160.
        38. Kale, RD. (1994). The Hindu, dt.9th Feb.
        39. Kale, RD. et al. (1992). Soil BioI. Biochem., 24: 1317-1320.
        40. Khang, BT eta! (1994). Soil Fert. Soils, 18: 193-199.
        41. Kubra Bano and Suseela Devi, L. (1996). In: Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar:
        42. . G.B.P.U.A.T, Partnagar. p; 37.
        43. Lachnicht, S.L. et a! (1997). Soil Bio! Biochem., 29: 493-498.
        44. Lavelle, P. andA. Martin. (1992). SoilBio! Biochem., 24: 1491-1498.
        45. Lavelle, P. et al (1994). In: The Biological Management of Tropical Soil Fertility. TSBF/Wiley-Sayee. pp.137-169.
        46. Laverack, C.H. (1963). In: Taxonomy and Geography (Nichols, D. ed.), pp.3-5, Syst. Assoc. Pub., London.
        47. Lee, KE. (1985). Earthworms, their Ecology and Relationships with Land Use. Academic Press, Sydney, pp. 411.
        48. Lee, KE. (1992). Soil Bioi Biochem., 24: 1765-1771.
        49. Mackay, P eta! (1982). Pedobiologia, 18: 153-157.
        50. Mansel, G. et a! (1981). Applied Soil Ecology, 3: 263-274.
        51. Martin, A. (1991). Bio! Fertil Soils, 11: 234-238.
        52. Mulongoy, K and Bedoret, A. (1989). Soil Bio! BioChem., 23: 609-617.
        53. Nagarajan, S. (1997). Kisan World, 24(8): 49-50. .
        54. Needham, A.E. (1957). J. Exp. Bio!, 34: 425-445.
        55. Prabha Kumari, P. et a! (1996). In: Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar, G.B.PU.AT,
        56. Pantnagar p.35-36.
        57. Rani, R and Srivastava, O.P. (1997)./nt. Rice Res. Notes. 22(3):30-31.
        58. Raut, RS. etaI (19%). In: Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar, G.B.P.UAT, Partnagar. p: 35.
        59. Ravankar, H.N. et a! (1997). Food Security in Harmony with Nature. 3mlFOAM-ASIA Scientific Conference and
        60. General Assembly: p. 57. .
        61. Vol. 23, No.2, 2002 133
        62. Reddy, T.Y. (1988). Ph.D. Thesis, Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ., Coimbatore.
        63. Scheu, S. (1991). BioI. Fertil. Soils, 12: 217-220.
        64. Senapati, B.K (1996). In: Proceedings and Recommendations. National Workshop on Organic Farming for
        65. Sustainable Agriculture: 187-189.
        66. Sharpley, A.N. and Syers, J.K. (1976). Soil BioI. Biochem., 8: 341-346.
        67. Sharpley, A.N. and Syers, J.K. (1978). 5011 BioI. Biochem., 4: 1629-1633.
        68. Sharpley, A.N. and Syers, J.K. (1997). BioI. Agric. Hart., 10: 47-52.
        69. Subler, S. etal. (1997). Soil BioI. Biochem., 29: 413-421.
        70. Subler, A.v. etal. (1997). SoilSci. Soc. Am. J., 52: 764-769.
        71. Ismail, S.A. (1993). Composting· through earthworms. In: Monograph series on the engineering of photosynthetic
        72. systems. Shri. AMM. Murugappa Chettiar Researcch Centre Taramani. Madras.
        73. Syers, J.K. and Springett, JA (1984). PI. Soil, 76: 93-104.
        74. Tiwari, KN. et al. (1989). Fert. News, 25(3): 3-20.
        75. Tornati, U. etal. (1987). In: On Earthworms. Mucchi Editore,Modena, Italy, pp.423-435.
        76. Tomati, U. etal. (1983). AgrochemicaActa, 27: 244-251.
        77. Vasanthi, D. and Kumaraswamy, K (1996). Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar. G.B.P.UAT., Pantnagar. p:40.
        78. Venkataratnam, L. (1994). Food Security in Hormony with Nature. 3'd IFOAM-ASIA Scientific Conference and General Assembly: p. 59.
        79. Watanabe, R.A.S. (1975). Proc. of the New Zealand Grassland Association, 13: 108-175.
        80. Zhang, H. and Schrader, S. (1993). BioI. Fert. Soils, 15: 229-235.
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