Research Article

Microbial Enrichment of Vermicompost

Table 5

The viable population of R. leguminosarum inoculated at the rate of 35 mL per 175 g of substrate in different intervals along the storage period of vermicompost. Values are rounded of mean values of three replicates. The values with same superscript letters between columns are not significantly different at 5% level ( 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 ) by Duncan’s multiple-range test.

Storage period of vermicompost (after harvest, in days)Viable population of R. leguminosarum (CFU × 107 g−1)
Time of inoculation (vermicomposting days)
0th day10th day20th day30th day

010a11a12a10a
159a10a,b11a,b13b
309a9a10a,b12b
458a9a9a10a
607a8a9a8a
756a7a8a8a
905a6a7a7a
1053a6b6b7b
1201a3a6b6b
1350135
1500a0a1a,b2b
1650a0a0a1a
1800a0a0a0a