Growth and reproduction performances of earthworm (Perionyx excavatus) fed with different organic waste materials
Masuma Akter Sadia, Md. Amzad Hossaın, M. R. Islam, Taslima Akter, Dinesh Chandra Shaha
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: . MATERIALS AND METHODS: ), and sugarcane bagasse (T6) were used as food sources with cow dung as bedding material. RESULTS: . CONCLUSION: It was concluded that, among the six different food sources, chopped banana plant trunk was preferable food source to the earthworm for growth and reproduction.
Topics & Concepts
EarthwormStrawCow dungEisenia fetidaAnimal scienceReproductionToxicologyHyacinthRice strawWeight gainEpigealBagasseBiologyAgronomyChemistryBody weightBiotechnologyBotanyEcologyEndocrinologyPaleontologyFertilizerComposting and Vermicomposting TechniquesInvertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyInsect Utilization and Effects