Research Article
Effect of Tuber Crop Wastes/Byproducts on Nutritional and Microbial Composition of Vermicomposts and Duration of the Vermicomposting Process
Table 5
Earthworm growth and development in various vermicompost.
| | Vermicompost | Season I | Season II | | Initial | Final | Initial | Final | | Number | Average weight (g) | Number | Average weight (g) | Number | Average weight (g) | Number | Average weight (g) |
| | Garden residues | 20 | 3.2 | 52 | 3.7 | 20 | 3.4 | 63 | 6.1 | | Cassava fresh leaves | 20 | 3.2 | 27 | 3.3 | 20 | 3.4 | 36 | 4.2 | | Cassava dry leaves | 20 | 3.2 | 45 | 3.4 | 20 | 3.4 | 61 | 5.2 | | Cassava thippi | 20 | 3.2 | 75 | 6.2 | 20 | 3.4 | 96 | 7.5 | | Sweet potato fresh leaves | 20 | 3.2 | 58 | 5.0 | 20 | 3.4 | 73 | 5.7 | | Sweet potato dry leaves | 20 | 3.2 | 43 | 4.7 | 20 | 3.4 | 52 | 5.6 | | Sweet potato thippi | 20 | 3.2 | 78 | 5.5 | 20 | 3.4 | 92 | 7.4 | | LSD () | — | — | 6 | 0.2 | — | — | 9 | 0.4 |
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