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dc.contributor.advisorGertsis, Athanasiosen_US
dc.contributor.authorPapaioannou, Dimitriosen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-01T15:18:27Z-
dc.date.available2019-07-01T15:18:27Z-
dc.date.issued2012-12-
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.afs.edu.gr/handle/6000/179-
dc.identifier.urihttps://librarycatalog.afs.edu.gr/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=18007en_US
dc.descriptionBSc (Hons) in Enviromental System Managementen_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references, charts and illustrationsen_US
dc.description.abstractVermicompost is solid compost generated by special worms and associated microorganisms. Vermicompost is produced from plant wastes, manures and other organic by-products such as paper. There are several commercial producers of vermicompost usingboth Eisenia ferida or (forelda) (Red wigglers or Tigerworms) and Perionyx excavatus (Blue worms) in the world, with feedstock's ranging from chicken and pig manure to kitchen scraps and cardboard. The specific objective of this study is to evaluate the process of vermicomposting, using Eisenia foteida worms fed mainly with shredded paper from the waste materials produced in the Perrotis College and with additionally added AFS manure. A second objective is to measure and analyze the liquid drained material for possible use as an organic fertilizer. The results obtained from this study indicated that the worms were very effectively decomposing the shredded paper and they produced significant amounts of solid and mainly liquid drainage material which was tested in pot experiments with positive effects on lettuce plants. Results from greenhouse projects showed positive effects of lettuce and wheat weight grown in pots and under various other fertilizer treatments.en_US
dc.formatSpiral bindingen_US
dc.format.extent43 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPerrotis Collegeen_US
dc.publisherCardiff Metropolitan Universityen_US
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectEisenia fetidaen_US
dc.subjectFoteidaen_US
dc.subjectVermicompostingen_US
dc.subjectOrganic matteren_US
dc.subjectOrganic Fertilizersen_US
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.subject.lcshVermicompostingen_US
dc.subject.lcshOrganic fertilizersen_US
dc.subject.lcshOrganic farmingen_US
dc.subject.lcshComposten_US
dc.subject.lcshLettuceen_US
dc.subject.lcshManuresen_US
dc.subject.otherPerrotis College - Dissertations - 2012en_US
dc.subject.otherPrecision agriculture. Perrotis Collegeen_US
dc.titleVermicomposting based on shredded paper for organic soil and liquid fertilizer productionen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
local.description.statusNot publisheden_US
local.repositoryDAPLen_US
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