Background Microorganisms have been used to decompose cellulolytic waste in agriculture for the past many years. However, much of the cellulosic waste including coffee exocarps which are wastes from raw coffee process in ...

The livestock waste is major source of noxious gases, harmful pathogens and odor; hence, it has public health and environmental concern. Hence, livestock waste is to be managed properly to mitigate production of these ...

Background Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon RoxB.) leaf is widely used in India in the form of wrapper for making a crude smoking stick popularly known as ‘‘Beedi’’. Solapur city of Maharashtra state has large number of small ...

Background Intercropping systems significantly influence chemical and biological properties of the soil. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of intercropping systems on soil organic carbon (SOC), total Kjeldahl ...

Introduction This paper reports the influence of vermicomposts prepared from cow dung and house hold waste on the growth and flowering of marigold crop. A total of seven potting media were prepared containing soil, cow ...

Background Lactic acid fermentation is a strong tool to convert biodegradable wastes into food ingredients for animal husbandry. Experiments were made to evaluate if lactic acid bacteria of whey, a by-product of dairy ...

Introduction The use of non-conventional feedstuffs is gaining recognition especially in developing countries. Ensiled cattle manure with other feedstuffs has been used in ruminant feeding. Vermicomposting, a tool for ...

Background Rock phosphate deposits are non-renewable and are facing a decline. Due to this, phosphate fertilizers are going to be limited in future. Struvite is a crystalline mineral substance containing equimolar amount ...