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- Title
REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY OF EARTHWORM POLYPHERETIMA ELONGATA (PERRIER, 1872) IN COMPOSITE WASTES.
- Authors
Kumar, Suresh; Tripathi, G.; Mishra, G. V.; Dhal, M.; Parmar, A. K.
- Abstract
Reproductive strategy of earthworm Polypheretima elongata was studied in different wastes under laboratory conditions with temperature 25±3°C and humidity 65-85% for span of 91 days (February to May) to understand their growth, reproductive potential and life cycle. Experimental set up was designed within the four different composite waste beddings and one control. Maximum rate of cocoon production and hatchling was recorded in kitchen waste with cow manure bedding (2.82±0.08 no. of cocoon/worm/week, 4.69±0.10 no .of hatchling/cocoon), while minimum score reported in domestic animal mixture manure bedding (1.26±0.06 no. of cocoon/worm/week, 2.85±0.05 no. of hatchling/cocoon). Consequently, lowest (25.12±0.18, 33.00±1.15 day) incubation and maturation period was recorded in kitchen waste with cow manure bedding, while highest (34.72±0.12, 53.67±2.60 day) was observed in bedding containing mixture of domestic animal manure. On the other hand, maize straw with cow manure and wheat straw with cow manure beddings exhibited moderate values. Maximum wet biomass achieved per earthworm (1.07±0.08 g/worms) in composites of kitchen waste with cow manure. These value were significantly (P<0.05) changed in different bedding materials. Therefore, this investigational result showed that bedding containing kitchen waste merged with cow manure is most ideal for its growth and development.
- Publication
Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 2023, Vol 26, Issue 1, p1207
- ISSN
0972-0030
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.51470/jez.2023.26.1.1207