An Overview of the Environmental Applicability of Vermicompost: From Wastewater Treatment to the Development of Sensitive Analytical Methods

Table 2

Applications of vermicompost to increase agricultural productivity.

Culture	Agricultural benefits	Country	Reference
Tomatoes; (Lycopersicum esculentum)	Better plant growth and carbohydrate accumulation	Mexico	[60]
Maize	Improvements in growth	Mexico	[63]
Watercress; (Lepidium sativum)	High productivity	Italy and Spain	[64]
Tomatoes; (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)	Augmentation of growth	USA	[65]
Tomatoes	Soil fertility	Germany	[66]
Paddy	Higher nutrient availability	India	[67]
Peppers; (Capsicum annuum)	Soil fertility	USA	[68]
Strawberry; (Fragaria ananasa)	Soil fertility	USA	[69]
Greenhouse peppers; (Capsicum annum L. var. California)	High growth of flowers and fruits	USA	[70]
Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) Benth	Improvements in soil properties and essential oil yield	India	[71]
Banana, cassava and cow-pea	Improvements in agricultural production and biometric characteristics	Canada and India	[72]
Strawberries	Improvements in the quality of fruits	India	[73]
Strawberries	Improvements of marketable yield and quality of fruits	India	[74]
Sorghum	Development of fruits	Mexico	[75]
Sorghum	Higher development of plants	USA	[76]