Valorisation of a water hyacinth in vermicomposting using an epigeic earthworm Perionyx excavatus in Central Vietnam

The feasibility of vermicomposting water hyacinth (WH) [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms] mixed with pig manure (PM) in different proportions was tested using tropical composting earthworm Perionyx excavatus. Earthworms grew and reproduced normally until the incorporation of 50% WH in initial subs...

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Main Authors: Zirbes, L., Renard, Q., Dufey, J., Tu, PK., Duyet, HN., Lebailly, P., Francis, F., Haubruge, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2011-01-01
Series:Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
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Online Access:http://www.pressesagro.be/base/text/v15n1/85.pdf