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Nematodes in vermicompost: roles as indicators of biological maturity, effects on soil food webs and potential as biological control agents
This research will evaluate the potential of nematodes in vermicompost (composting via earthworm digestion) as an indicator of biological compost maturity. Also the effect of vermicompost on the soil and its interaction native soil fauna will be analyzed, this combined with entomopathogenic nematodes in both annual and perennial systems.
Date:1 Oct 2015 → 30 Sep 2020
Keywords:compost, Vermicompost, biological control, Nematodes, Soil ecology
Disciplines:Agricultural animal production, Ecology, Agricultural plant production, Horticultural production, Animal biology, Soil sciences, challenges and pollution, Plant biology, Agriculture, land and farm management, Environmental science and management, Other agriculture, forestry, fisheries and allied sciences, Other environmental sciences