Research Article
Nutrient Status of Vermicompost of Urban Green Waste Processed by Three Earthworm Species—Eisenia fetida, Eudrilus eugeniae, and Perionyx excavatus
Table 1
Growth parameters of three earthworm species during the process of vermicomposting of MW and FW.
| Earthworm growth parameters | E. eugeniae | E. fetida | P. excavates |
| | MW | FW | MW | FW | MW | FW |
| Av. Individual length: | | | | | | |
| Initial (cm) | | | | | | | Final (cm) | | | | | | |
| Av. Individual weight | | | | | | |
| Initial (gm) | | | | | | | Final (gm) | | | | | | |
| Av. Total biomass | | | | | | |
| Initial (gm) | | | | | | | Final (gm) | | | | | | | Av. Cocoon production rate | | | | | | | Av. Worm number per cocoon | | | | | | | Av. Cocoon number at the end | | | | | | | Av. Juvenile number at the end | | | | | | | Av. Adult number at the end | | | | | | | Av. Mortality rate | | | | | | |
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