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This study focuses on the review of vermicomposting of different leaf litters such as forest litters, polyalthia longifolia, mango, eucalyptus, neam, and water hyacinth with vegetable, agro-residues, kitchen and mixed liquor suspended solid wastes, institutional and industrial (sludge and fibres) waste and Rice husk. Leaf litter accumulating in the urban and suburban locations such as sidewalks and roadside which adds to the overall problem of municipal solid waste disposal. In India and other several countries, leaf litter is often piled-up and set on fire which adds to air pollution. Vermicomposting is the best known process for the biological stabilization of solid organic wastes. Vermicomposting involves the use of earthworms to mix, fragment and aerate organic waste material, making it more conducive to microbial activity and results highly humified product which contains most nutrients in plant-available forms such as nitrates, phosphates, and exchangeable calcium and soluble potassium and also reduction of pathogens.
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Katiyar, R.B., Suresh, S., Sharma, A.K. (2017). A Review on Vermicomposting of Different Leaf Litters. In: Suresh, S., Kumar, A., Shukla, A., Singh, R., Krishna, C. (eds) Biofuels and Bioenergy (BICE2016). Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47257-7_28
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