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Author: Sally Coulthard Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1789544742 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 154
Book Description
'I thought I knew quite a bit about earthworms – until I picked up this charming little book' Nick Baker 'Many wonderful wormy tales unearthed by Coulthard' BBC Countryfile Magazine 'A gem of a book' Country Smallholding Without these little engineers of the earth, the world's soils would be barren, and our gardens and fields wouldn't be able to grow the food we need to survive. Worms recycle decaying plants, putting nutrients back into the soil; they provide a food source for wildlife; and their constant burrowing helps heavy rain soak away. Sally Coulthard's fascianting guide offers a wealth of information and practical advice about the world's msot industrious but little understood creature.
Author: Sally Coulthard Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1789544742 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 154
Book Description
'I thought I knew quite a bit about earthworms – until I picked up this charming little book' Nick Baker 'Many wonderful wormy tales unearthed by Coulthard' BBC Countryfile Magazine 'A gem of a book' Country Smallholding Without these little engineers of the earth, the world's soils would be barren, and our gardens and fields wouldn't be able to grow the food we need to survive. Worms recycle decaying plants, putting nutrients back into the soil; they provide a food source for wildlife; and their constant burrowing helps heavy rain soak away. Sally Coulthard's fascianting guide offers a wealth of information and practical advice about the world's msot industrious but little understood creature.
Author: Clive A. Edwards Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9780412561603 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 448
Book Description
Describes earthworm community ecology, interactions between earthworms and microorganisms and the importance of earthworms in environmental management
Author: Adarsh Pal Vig Publisher: ISBN: 9781685075668 Category : Earthworms Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
The importance of earthworms in the ecosystem was documented very early by Aristotle, the Greek philosopher who called them "intestines of the earth" and then in 1881 Charles Darwin highlighted their role in the breakdown of dead plants as well as animal matter. In 1994, Jones designated earthworms as ecosystem engineers, due to their important role in the development and maintenance of the physico-chemical properties of soil by converting biodegradable materials and organic wastes into nutrient-rich vermicast. Earthworms enhance the incorporation of plant residue into soil aggregates, create soil porosity and stable aggregate through their burrowing, humus formation, and casting activities. The castings egested by earthworms have generally been assumed to be more stable than the parent soil aggregates and contain certain hormones, enzymes, microorganisms, inorganic and organic materials which it acquires during the passage of soil through the earthworm gut. A large number of plant hormones such as gibberellins, auxins and cytokinins are also present in vermicompost which promotes the growth of plants. Vermiwash is a clear, transparent, pale-yellow liquid obtained from the passage of water during vermiculture. Vermiwash provides nutrients to plants in easily available forms. In addition to vermicompost and vermiwash, the earthworm biomass can further be processed into earthworm meals having an important dietary and pharmaceutical application. The proteins from earthworms are rich in essential amino acids and the enzymes have been known to have anti-coagulating and fibrinolytic properties. Thus, worldwide scientists are working on earthworm biodiversity assessment and evaluation of their ecosystem services and value addition in other environmental management sectors. Efforts have been made in this edited volume to compile the recent application of earthworms in different fields of environmental management and resource conservations. The book contains three sub-sections: earthworms' role in agroecosystem and soil fertility management; vermifiltration; and industrial application of earthworm biomass. A total of 15 chapters are included in this edited volume. The first section compiles a total of nine chapters which mainly describe the role of earthworms in soil fertility maintenance, monitoring soil health and quality, pest management, and the response of agro-management practices on earthworm behaviour in soils. The second section is composed of the application of earthworm-based biofilter systems for wastewater treatment and use of vermi-wash as liquid fertilizer for plant growth promotions and suppression of soil-plant diseases and promoting stress tolerance in plants. The last section mainly describes the pharmaceutical importance of earthworm in disease management and producing some antimicrobial substances from it. In the end, we acknowledge the people and family members who are directly or indirectly associated with the compilation of books and editing. Without their moral and technical support, this book would not see the light of day.
Author: Jerry Minnich Publisher: Steve Parish ISBN: Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 392
Book Description
Explains the function of earthworms in building soil, describes their characteristics and behavior, and provides advice on raining earthworms for home use or to sell commercially.
Author: Andrew Hipp Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 9781404255845 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 30
Book Description
This high-interest Science title is one of the 4 titles sold in a Book Pack as a part of the Tony Stead Independent Reading How Things Grow Theme Set.
Author: Sally Coulthard Publisher: Apollo ISBN: 1789544750 Category : Earthworms Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"Without these little engineers of the earth, the world's soils would be barren, and our gardens and fields wouldn't be able to grow the food we need to survive. Worms recycle decaying plants, putting nutrients back into the soil; they provide a food source for wildlife; and their constant burrowing helps heavy rain soak away. Sally Coulthard's fascinating guide offers a wealth of information and practical advice about the world's most industrious but little understood creature."--Back cover.
Author: Bobbie Kalman Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778706663 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 38
Book Description
An introduction to the various types of worms, how they reproduce, what they eat, where they are found, and the threats to their existence.
Author: C.S.K. Mishra Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1527564185 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 137
Book Description
This book is a concise and well-illustrated treatment of the conventional knowledge and modern utilities of earthworms. The first two chapters deal with earthworm morphology, food relationship, behavior, functional role, interaction with soil biota, and the influence of environmental factors. Earthworms found in the tropics and sub-tropics are also discussed in this section. The third chapter provides a good account of utilizing species of worms to produce high value manure through vermitechnology and its application in agriculture. The nutritional and medicinal values of earthworms are illustrated in the fourth chapter, while the fifth c provides information on how earthworms are used successfully as indicators of ecological perturbations, soil quality and for remediation of contaminated soils. The book will immensely benefit students, faculty and researchers in biological, agricultural and environmental sciences. It is also a source of information for anyone interested in knowing more about earthworms.
Author: Sally Coulthard
Author: Sally Coulthard
Author: Clive A. Edwards
Author: Adarsh Pal Vig
Author: Jerry Minnich
Author: Andrew Hipp
Author: Sally Coulthard
Author: Bobbie Kalman
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Author: C.S.K. Mishra