Effect of soil and cow dung proportion on vermi-composting by deep burrower and surface feeder species

摘要: Eisenia fetida, Eudrilus eugeniae, and Megascolex megascolex. ). Optimum proportion of soil + cowdung (1:3) for culturing earthworms has shown highest number hand sorted in all the three species. Among species, E. eugeniae showed after 32 days. In compost preparation, reduced pH as follows: 6.7 to 6.1; E.eugeniae , 6.0; M. megascolex 6.4.