Vermiculture technology : earthworms, organic wastes, and environmental management /: earthworms, organic wastes, and environmental management. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Clive A. Edwards, Norman Q. Arancon, Rhonda L. Sherman.
• Other Names: Edwards, C. A (Clive Arthur), 1925-; Arancon, Norman Q; Sherman, Rhonda L
• Contents: Ch. 1. Introduction, history, and potential of vermicomposting technology / Clive A. Edwards -- ch. 2. Relationships between composting and vermicomposting / Jorge Dominguez and Clive A. Edwards -- ch. 3. Biology and ecology of earthworm species used for vermicomposting / Jorge Cominguez and Clive A. Edwards -- ch. 4. Discovery and development of new species for vermiculture / Samuel W. James and Afrèãanio Guimaraæes -- ch. 5. The microbiology of vermicomposting / Jorge Dominguez -- ch. 6. Small-scale school and domestic vermicompositing systems / Rhonda L. Sherman and Mary Appelhof -- ch. 7. Low-technology vermicomposting systems / Clive A. Edwards -- ch. 8. Medium- and high-technology vermicomposting systems / Clive A. Edwards -- ch. 9. The potential of vermicomposts as plant growth media for greenhouse crop production / Norman Arancon [and others] -- ch. 10. The use of vermicomposts as soil amendments for production of field crops / Norman Arancon and Clive A. Edwards -- ch. 11. The production of vermicompost aqueous solutions or teas / Cindy E. Salter and Clive A. Edwards -- ch. 12. The suppression of plant pathogens by vermicomposts / Allison L.H. Jack -- ch. 13. Use of aqueous extracts from vermicomposts or teas in suppression of plant pathogens / Clive A. Edwards [and others] --ch. 14. Suppression of arthropod pests and plant parasitic nematodes by vermicomposts and aqueous extracts from vermicomposts / Clive A. Edwards [and others] -- ch. 15. The use and effects of aqueous extracts from vermicomposts or teas on plant growth and yields / Clive A. Edwards [and others]. Ch. 16. Human pathogen reduction during vermicomposting / Clive A. Edwards and Scott Subler -- ch. 17. Heavy metals, earthworms, and vermicomposts / Andrew John Morgan -- ch. 18. Quality criteria for vermicomposts / Clive A. Edwards, Scott Subler, and Norman Arancon -- ch. 19. The commercial potential and economics of vermicomposting / Jim Jensen, Bentley Christie, and Clive A. Edwards -- ch. 20. The production of earthworm protein for animal feed from organic wastes / Clive A. Edwards and Alan Niederer -- ch. 21. The use of vermiculture for land improvement / Kevin R. Butt -- ch. 22. The potential of earthworms produced from organic wastes in production of pharmaceuticals / Mariappan Balamurugan [and others] -- ch. 23. The status of vermicomposting in North America : a rapidly developing technology / Rhonda L. Sherman and Peter Bogdanov -- ch. 24. Vermicomposting for businesses and institutions / Rhonda L. Sherman -- ch. 25. New developments and insights on vermicompositing in Spain / Jorge Dominguez and Manuel Aira -- ch. 26. Vermiculture and vermicomposting in the United Kingdom / Kevin R. Butt and Brian Williams -- ch. 27. Vermiculture in Australia and New Zealand : from earthworm production to commercial vermicomposting / Katie A. Webster and John C. Buckerfield -- ch. 28. Origins and spread of vermicomposting in India : focus on sustainable agriculture / Radha Kale -- ch. 29. Vermiculture in the Philippines / Rafael D. Guerrero III -- ch. 30. The status of vermicomposting in Indonesia / Bintoro Gunadi -- ch. 31. Vermicomposting projects in Hong Kong / David John Ellery and Tse Chi Kai -- ch. 32. Vermicomposting research and activities in Mexico / Eduardo Aranda-Delgado [and others] -- ch. 33. The scope of vermiculture in Cuba / Martha Reines Alvarez and Carlos Rodriguez Aragonâes -- ch. 34. Commercial applications of vermiculture in China / Sun Zhenjun -- ch. 35. Progress in vermicomposting in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine / Svetlana Maksimova.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 601 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 631.875 V525; Earthworm culture; Earthworms; NATURE -- Ecology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Earthworm culture; Earthworms; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439809884; 1439809887
• Related ISBNs: 9781439809877; 1439809879
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.