Impact of Vermicomposting in Agricultural Waste Management vis-à-vis Soil Health Care

Abstract

Accumulation and putrefaction of various wastes may cause several adverse effects on environment and living organisms including human health. Preparation of vermicompost (organic manure) from various organic wastes will save our environment as a whole; simultaneously organic wastes can also be managed properly. With this background for saving our environment from use of chemical fertilizers through proper management of agricultural wastes, an experiment was carried out in the farmers field at village Bhabanipur, Block Haringhata, District Nadia, West Bengal, India) during the year 2013 2014 with two crops (Rice-kharif/ rainy season and Lentil-rabi/winter season). It has been found that the application of vermicompost showed better result in comparison to chemical fertilizers in terms of soil physical and chemical properties as well as productivity of soil.

J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 8(1): 99-104 2015