February 2013
Vermiculture bio-technology: An effective tool for economic and environmental sustainability
Vermicompost production and use is an ‘environment friendly, protective and restorative’ process as it diverts waste from ending up in landfills and also reduces emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) due to very small amount of energy used in its production process. Application of vermicompost in farm soil acts as soil conditioner and help to improve its physical, biological and chemical properties....
February 2013
Effect of remediation on growth parameters, grain and dry matter yield of soybean (Glycine max) in crude oil polluted ultisols in Ogoni Land, South Eastern Nigeria
The effectiveness of cow dung, poultry manure, NPK (mineral fertilizers) and municipal waste compost which were the easily accessible materials in the remediation of crude oil polluted soils in Ogoni, Rivers state was assessed using soybean as a test crop. A simple factorial field experiment arranged into a randomized complete block design with six treatments was used. Poultry manure gave the highest emergence of 79 and...
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