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Write a short note on vermitech and 1. Vermiculture 2. Vermicomposting 3. Vermiwash 4. Wormery |
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Answer» 1. Vermiculture : Artificial rearing or cultivation of earthworms involves new technology for the betterment of human beings. This process is known as vermiculture. 2. Vermicomposting : The process of producing compost using earthworms is called vermicomposting. 3. Vermiwash : Vermiwash is a liquid manure or plant tonic obtained from earthworm It is used as a foliar spray and helps to induce plant growth. It is a collection of excretory products and mucus secretion of earthworms along with micronutrients from the soil organic molecules. 4. Wormery or wormbin : Earthworm can be used for recycling of waste food, leaf, litter and biomass to prepare a good fertilizer in a container known as wormery or wormbin. It makes superior compost than conventional composting methods. Vermiculture, vericomposting, vermiwash and wormery are interrelated and independent process, collectively referred as vermitech. |
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