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		<title>An earthworm cultivation and soil inoculation technique</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An earthworm cultivation and soil inoculation technique for land restoration
Kevin R. Butt *, James Frederickson, Richard M. Morris
Biosystems Research Group, Centre for Technology Strategy, The Open University,
Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
An 8-fold increase in A. longa numbers was recorded over 12 weeks. This compares with a doubling over a similar time period from field-equivalent data [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.earthworm.co.za/research-papers/an-earthworm-cultivation-and-soil-inoculation-technique/</link>
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		<title>The conversion of organic wastes into vermicomposts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The conversion of organic wastes into vermicomposts and vermicompost ‘teas’ which promote plant growth and suppress pests and diseases. 
Clive A. Edwards*, Norman Q. Arancon*, Tse Chi Kai** and David Ellery**,  *Soil Ecology Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA ** Sunburst Waste Management Technologies Ltd, Australia
Most people are familiar with the principles of thermophilic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.earthworm.co.za/research-papers/the-conversion-of-organic-wastes-into-vermicomposts/</link>
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		<title>Composting Residuals From a Strawboard Manufacturing Facility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Composting Residuals From a Strawboard Manufacturing Facility 
Scott Chapman1 and Daryl McCartney2
 1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,  Manitoba,  Canada  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, 
Phase 1 of the research was a preliminary investigation that employed small bench-scale compost reactors containing various recipes using the three [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.earthworm.co.za/research-papers/composting-residuals-from-a-strawboard-manufacturing-facility/</link>
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		<title>Comparison of some novel polyculture and traditional monoculture vermicomposting reactors to decompose organic wastes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comparison of some novel polyculture and traditional monoculture vermicomposting reactors t decompose  organic wastes
Surindra Suthara,*, Sushma Singhb
a Environmental Biology Laboratory, Post-Graduate Department of Zoology, B.R.G. Govt. Girls (PG)    College, Sri Ganganagar 335001, India
b Department of Chemistry, N.M. PG College, Hanumangarh 335513, India
The greater microbial density and activities, as measured through
microbial biomass-N and dehydrogenase activity, respectively, further support [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.earthworm.co.za/research-papers/comparison-of-some-novel-polyculture-and-traditional-monoculture-vermicomposting-reactors-to-decompose-organic-wastes/</link>
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		<title>Chloroform fumigation and the release of soil nitrogen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Chloroform fumigation and the release of soil nitrogen:  A rapid direct extraction method to measure microbial biomass Nitrogen in soil
P. C. Brookes, Andrea Landman,* G. Pruden* and D. S. Jenkinson
Soils and Plant Nutrition Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden,
Her&#38;. AL5 214, U.K.
he fumigation-extraction method has certain advantages over biomass N measurements by fumigation-incubation. The problems associated with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.earthworm.co.za/research-papers/chloroform-fumigation-and-the-release-of-soil-nitrogen/</link>
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		<title>Characterization of Fungal Biodiversity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Characterization of Fungal Biodiversity  In Compost and Vermicompost
 Antonella Anastasi, Giovanna C. Varese, Samuele Voyron, Silvano  Scannerini
 and Valeria Filipello Marchisio
Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale Universitti degli Studi di Torino, Italy
These results constitute a contribution to microbiological understanding of commercial composts, whose fungal component is often overlooked despite the favorable and unfavorable effects of fungi in the various situations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.earthworm.co.za/research-papers/characterization-of-fungal-biodiversity/</link>
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		<title>Effects of Vermicompost produced from cattle manure, food waste on the growth and yield of peppers in the field.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Effects of Vermicompost produced from cattle manure, food waste on the growth and yield of peppers in the field.
Norman Q. Arancon a, Clive A. Edwards a, Peter Bierman b, James D. Metzger c, Chad Lucht d
 a Soil Ecology Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH  43201 USA
b 809 S. Chugach, suite  2 Plamer, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.earthworm.co.za/research-papers/effects-of-vermicompost-produced-from-cattle-manure-food-waste-on-the-growth-and-yield-of-peppers-in-the-field/</link>
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		<title>Vermicompost substitution influances growth physiological disorder, fruit yield and quality of strawberry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vermicompost substitution influances growth physiological disorder, fruit yield and quality of strawberry (fragaria x ananassa Duch)
Rajbit Singh
Vermicompost  application increase plant spread (10,7%) leaf area (23,1%) and dry matter (20,7%), and increase total fruit yield (32,7%) Substitution of vermicompost drastically reduced the increase of physiological disorder like albinism (16,1% &#8211; 4,5%), fruit malformation (11,5%-4%) and occurrence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.earthworm.co.za/research-papers/vermicompost-substitution-influances-growth-physiological-disorder-fruit-yield-and-quality-of-strawberry/</link>
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		<title>Influence of Vermicomposts on field strawberries. Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Influence of Vermicomposts on field strawberries. Part 2 Effects on soil microbiological and chemicals properties
N.Q. Arancon a,*, C.A Edwards a, P.Bierman b
a Soil Ecology Laboratory, The Ohio State University, 400 Aronoff Laboratory, 318 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA, b University Of Alaska, Copper River/Mat-su District, 809 S. Chugach, Suite 2, Palmer, AK 99645, USA
he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.earthworm.co.za/research-papers/influence-of-vermicomposts-on-field-strawberries-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Influence of Vermicomposts on field strawberries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Influence of Vermicomposts on field strawberries. Part 1 Effects on growth and yields
N.Q Arancon a,*, C.A Edwards a, P Bierman b, C.Welch c, J.D Metzger d
a Soil Ecology Laboratory, 400 Aronoff Laboratory, Ohio State University, 318 W 12Th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA, b Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, College of Argricultural, Food and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.earthworm.co.za/research-papers/influence-of-vermicomposts-on-field-strawberries/</link>
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