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Optimization of Incubation Period, pH and Moisture Content for Vermicomposting of Biomethanation Sludge Admixed with Fruits and Vegetable Waste Collected from Gultekadi Market Yard, Pune Using Eudrilus eugeniae [PDF]

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 2020
The present study had an objective to optimize important parameters viz., incubation period, pH and moisture per cent for vermicomposting of biomethanation sludge admixed with fruits and vegetable waste collected from Gultekadi Market Yard, Pune using ...
A. I. Mulla , G.R. Pathade
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Assessment on the Toxic Effects of Chemically Synthesized SPIONs against Model Organisms

Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023
The remarkable physicochemical properties of nanomaterials have attracted researchers due to the numerous applications in the field of chemistry, biology, and physics. Despite the various applications, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are harmful to living organisms and to the environment as they are released without any safety ...
Chellapan Justin, Antony V. Samrot, Nagarajan Shobana, Mahendran Sathiyasree, Subramanian Saigeetha, Rajan Renuka Remya, Deenadhayalan Rajalakshmi, S. Prasath, Hiwa M. Ahmed   +8 more
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Seasonal Decomposition Rates of Broadleaf and Conifer Wood Litter in Far Eastern Tropical Forest Communities

International Journal of Forestry Research, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023
Studies on wood litter decomposition sometimes show conflicting results. While low temperatures and humidity during winter in temperate climates are reported to halt the activity of decomposing agents, in the warmest and wettest tropical regions of the Far East, peat accumulates on the forest floor, indicating that the decomposition process is not ...
Putu S. Putra, Amran Achmad, Toshihiro Yamada, Putu O. Ngakan, Monika Marković   +4 more
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Metagenomic Exploration of Bacterial Community Structure of Earthworms’ Gut

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2021
Living organisms are naturally bestowed with unique and imitable qualities for maintaining ecological balance and earthworms are no exceptions. These so-called keystone species of terrestrial ecosystems are equipped with wonderful machinery, allowing ...
Samrendra Singh Thakur, Azhar Rashid Lone, Nalini Tiwari, Subodh Kumar Jain, Shweta Yadav   +4 more
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Therapeutic Values of Earthworm Species Extract from Azad Kashmir as Anticoagulant, Antibacterial, and Antioxidant Agents

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Aims. Current research aimed to explore the therapeutic values of different earthworms as antibacterial, anticoagulant, and antioxidant agents. Methods. Ten different earthworms, i.e., Amynthas corticis, Amynthas gracilis, Pheretima posthuma, Eisenia fetida, Aporrectodea rosea, Allolobophora chlorotica, Aporrectodea trapezoides, Polypheretima elongata,
Rozina Ghulam Mustafa, Andleeb Dr Saiqa, Jorge Domínguez, Madiha Jamil, Saira Manzoor, Samna Wazir, Bushra Shaheen, Asma Parveen, Rida Khan, Shaukat Ali, Nazish Mazhar Ali, Fatima Jalal, Sadaf Azad Raja, Mejdi Snoussi   +13 more
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Anthelmintic Agents from African Medicinal Plants: Review and Prospects

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Soil‐transmitted helminthiasis affects more than 1.5 billion people globally and largely remains a sanitary problem in Africa. These infections place a huge economic burden on poor countries and affect livestock production, causing substantial economic losses and poor animal health. The emergence of anthelmintic resistance, especially in livestock, and
Jonathan Jato, Emmanuel Orman, Yaw Duah Boakye, Emelia Oppong Bekoe, Samuel Oppong Bekoe, Samuel Asare-Nkansah, Verena Spiegler, Andreas Hensel, Eva Liebau, Christian Agyare, Harish Chandra   +10 more
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[Retracted] A Review of the Phytochemistry, Ethnobotany, Toxicology, and Pharmacological Potentials of Crescentia cujete L. (Bignoniaceae)

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Crescentia cujete is an economical and medicinal plant of wide indigenous uses including hypertension, diarrhea, respiratory ailments, stomach troubles, infertility problems, cancer, and snakebite. Despite these attributes, C. cujete is largely underutilized, notwithstanding the few progresses made to date.
Fatai Oladunni Balogun, Saheed Sabiu, Songwen Tan   +2 more
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Application of Aporrectodea caliginosa to Mitigate the Waste and the Effects of Vermicompost on the Exomorphological Features of Phaseolus vulgaris

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Vermin biotechnology is an eco‐friendly technique and economically beneficent process to mitigate organic waste. India’s agro‐industrial sector contributes colossal wealth of plant materials in the form of compost. The present study aims to publicize soil healthiness and its plant growth supplying possessions further corroborating the use of organic ...
Rouf Ahmad Mir, Sarita Shrivastava, Pragya Singh Pawaiya, Hemant Samadhiya, Suhaib Bandh   +4 more
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REGENERATION IN EUDRILUS EUGENIAE KINBERG 1867 (OLIGOCHAETA, ANNELIDA)

Journal Of Advanced Zoology, 2021
Earthworm EudriluseugeniaeKinberg 1867, commonly known as African night crawler is an efficient organic waste decomposer. As the dedifferentiation patterns of these invertebrates are like vertebrates, they are excellent candidates for regeneration studies.
Anu Anto, Mary Jomon, Neenu Pavithran, Sruthy Vasu, Nimisha Nedumparambil Shaju   +4 more
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Antimicrobial activity of earthworm (Eudrilus eugeniae) paste [PDF]

African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2013
تلعب دودة الأرض دورًا رئيسيًا في الأداء السليم للنظام البيئي للتربة. فهي تعمل كقمامة وتساعد في إعادة تدوير المواد النباتية الميتة والمتحللة عن طريق التغذية عليها. تزيد دودة الأرض من خصوبة التربة وغالبًا ما يشار إليها على أنها صديقة للمزارع. تم استخدام دودة الأرض في الطب لمختلف العلاجات. تم اختبار العجينة المحضرة من دودة الأرض، Eudrilus eugeniae للأنشطة
Vasanthi, K, Chairman, K, Ranjit Singh, AJA   +2 more
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