Abstract
AbstractDay by day underutilized agricultural waste is increasing; a major part of agricultural waste is burned in the agricultural land itself. In the meantime, there is more demand for organic fertilizer. In this chapter more emphasis is given to various bio-inoculants used for conventional compost and vermicompost production with less duration. A number of studies have been done for the production of vermicompost from agricultural waste, agro-based industrial waste, and also from the municipal waste. A good number of experiments have been done for the rapid production of vermicompost by altering feed, rearing structures, and opting for better species of earthworms. There were only a few studies done for the utilization of bio-inoculants for the production of compost and vermicompost. Few studies showed that bio-inoculants increase the rapid degradation of biowaste and improve the texture of compost, micro- and macro-nutrient content, and also microbial density and diversity. In this chapter the influence of bio-inoculants on specific microorganism growth, enzyme production, and quality parameters of vermicompost was discussed briefly. There are good opportunities to explore specific interactions of microorganisms, enzymes, and bio-inoculants during vermicompost production.KeywordsVermicompostSolid wasteOrganic farmingJeevamruthaBiodynamic
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