Isolation of microflora in earthworms guts from different. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. It is the resourceful technique to renovate the vegetable market waste biological. Moisture preferences were studied with the aid of cylindrical moisture towers filled with cattle manure. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Samacheer kalvi 9th science solutions chapter 23 economic. Comparative study on the biology of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg and eisenia fetida savigny under laboratory conditions by s s hundal. Quantitative observations were made of the cocoons at 25 c in different substrates. Enhancing bioconversion efficiency of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae kingberg by fortifying the filtermud vermibed using an organic nutrient by k. Eudrilus eugeniae caused of destruction of soil flora fauna, have been fortunate to degrade wastes and turn them to fertilizer which is popularly termed as vermicomposting, thus acquired product is recognized as vermicomposting. Reproduction of the african earthworm, eudrilus eugeniae.
The earthworms ecologically categorized based on bouche 1972 and. Pdf lifecycle of the african nightcrawler, eudrilus. Vermicomposting biological, environmental and quality. The presence of earthworms led to significant increases in ph, electrical conductivity. Their ability to breakdown leaf litter implies that they have a source of cellulose. Solanaceae euphorbiaceae and poaceae,text books, 1 ganguly a k 1971 general botany vol i the new book stall calcutta. Eudrilus eugineae is found abundant among the sampled species. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and associated content indicates your.
Watching a few hundred ancs feed on some fruit or vegetable scraps is an amazing thing, we have. The vermicomposting efficacy and biology of eudrilus eugeniae is well documented in literature. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Pdf lifecycle of the african nightcrawler, eudrilus eugeniae. Emission of methane by eudrilus eugeniae and other. Soil analysis and diversity of earthworms in the polluted. Sustaining soil fertility in west africa, sssa special. The earthworm eudrilus eugeniae is segmented worm which have the remarkable ability of regeneration. Laboratory evaluation of fipronil on biological, parameters, gut microflora and physiology of eudrilus eugeniae s. Earthworms contribute to the breakdown of organic materials and improve soil structure.
Carbendazim and carbofuran induced effect on biochemical. A study on life cycle of earth worm eudrilus eugeniae. Laboratory evaluation of fipronil on biological, parameters. Effect of cocoa shell biocompost to improve the growth. The growth and reproduction of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg in cattle waste solids was studied by growing groups of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 small earthworms in 100 g of. Samacheer kalvi 9th science solutions chapter 23 economic biology. Carbendazim and carbofuran induced effect on biochemical parameters of eudrilus eugeniae, kinberg, 1867 annelida. Diversity of microflora in the gut and casts of tropical. Burmese earthworms, an introduction to the systematics and biology of megadrile oligochaetes. Earthworm samples of the species eudriluseugeniaewere fed with tissue paper as cellulose source.
This medium was toxic to the worms, if not fermented. Dominguez j, edwards ca, ashby j 2001 the biology and population dynamics of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg oligochaeta in cattle waste solids. General introduction to earthworms, their classifications. Fecundity, growth, maturation and biomass production were all. Sustaining soil fertility in west africa published. Study of the families with their economic importance cucurbitaceae apocynaceae.
Enhancing bioconversion efficiency of the earthworm. Emission of methane by eudrilus eugeniae and other earthworms. Pome was absorbed into amendments soil or rice straw in different ratios as feedstocks for the earthworm, eudrilus eugeniae. Lost crops of africa and other books from national academies press can be read for. Eudrilus eugeniae kinberg, 1867 lumbricus eugeniae kinberg, 1967. The diversity of fungi, bacteria, yeast, actinomycetes and protozoa were analysed in the gut and casts of eudrilus eugeniae, lampito mauritii, eisenia fetida and perionyx excavatus, both qualitatively and quantitatively as influenced by different feed substrates like clay loam soil, cowdung and pressmud. Coelomic fluid from eudrilus eugeniae was extracted by cold shock treatment.
Earthworm species, a searchable database, database. The biology and population dynamics of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg. In this laboratoryscale study, earthworms were introduced as biodegraders of palm oil mill effluent pome, which is a wastewater produced from the wet process of palm oil milling. Results of the anatomy study of eudrilus eugeniae showed that there are eight setae on each segment, arranging in four pairs of ventrolateral form. Treatment and biotransformation of highly polluted agro. African night crawler the anc eudrilus eugeniae african night crawlers are native the warm regions of west africa, but now vermicomposters in tropic and sub tropic climates all over the world are using them as composting and bait worms.
The use of earthworm eudrilus eugeniae in the breakdown and. Private ltd,3 dutta a c college botany vol i and ii. Certain species of fungi saksenae vasiformis, mucor plumbeus, cladosporium carrionii, c. For mortality studies, 6 larvae each of fourth instar were. Tamilnadu samacheer kalvi books tn scert school text books online pdf free download class 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th std 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st samacheer kalvi 11th bio zoology solutions chapter 5 digestion and absorption.
Earthworms so called ecological engineers are the sources of food, medicine and so on. D thesis submitted to manonmaniam sundaranar university, tirunelveli, india. Sustaining soil fertility in west africa published by. The growth and reproduction of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg in cattle waste solids was studied by growing groups of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 small earthworms in 100 g of waste in small containers in incubators at 15, 20, 25 and 30 c. Typical of all composting, or vermicomposting, worms ancs come up to the surface of their bedding to eat decomposing matter. Earthworms were weighed weekly and the numbers of cocoons produced per week assessed. Silk thread, lampito mauritii, eudrilus eugeniae, perionyx excavates, eisenia fetida, vermicompost 3. Eisenia foetida is the most efficient in waste processing, while eudrilus eugeniae is large, fast growing. Fecundity, growth, maturation and biomass production were all significantly greater at 25. Manual of zoology invertebrata, ekambaranatha ayyar and t. Nutrient status of vermicompost of urban green waste. Pdf geotechnical properties of vermicomposts of press. Test solution was prepared with coelomic fluid of eudrilus eugeniae at different concentrations ranging from 10%, 20%, 30% and 0% 400lml by diluting the stock solution with double distilled water and these experiments were performed in triplicates.
Preliminary evaluation of the larvicidal efficacy of. The growth and reproduction of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg in cattle waste solids was studied by growing groups of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 small earthworms in 100 g of waste in small containers in. Senthilkumar vermitechnology of organic solid waste with using earthworm eudrilus eugeniae journal of zoology studies 2016. So they thrive near the surface layer of top soil or bedding. Major nutrient status of vermicompost of vegetable market waste mw and floral waste fw processed by three species of earthworms namely, eudrilus eugeniae, eisenia fetida, and perionyx excavatus and its simple compost were assessed across different periods in relation to their respective initiative substrates. As part of a comprehensive study of the biology of the economically important earthworm species eudrilus eugeniae, the water relations of this species were studied. Saayman, the suitability of eudrilus eugeniae, perionyx excavatus and eisenia fetida oligochaeta for vermicomposting in southern africa in terms of their temperature requirements, soil biology and biochemistry, vol. Vermicomposting of distillation waste of citronella plant. Pdf the use of earthworm eudrilus eugeniae in the breakdown. Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of the. Comparative study on the biology of eudrilus eugeniae. Requires subscription pdf influence of pressmud on the development of the ovary, oogenesis and the neurosecretory cells of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae kinberg k. Earthworms have been known to breakdown leaf litter to release the nutrients laden in the leaves. Cellulase sources in the eudrilid earthworm, eudrilus eugeniae.
Mba, department of soil science, university of nigeria, nsukka, nigeria. Invitro antibacterial activity and evaluation of flavonoid and phenol in earthworm powder eudrilus eugeniae. Eudrilus eugeniae, also called the african nightcrawler, is an earthworm species native to tropical west africa and now widespread in warm regions under vermicompost. Eudrilus eugeniae, eisenia foetida and lampito mauritii. The clitellum is on 14th to 18th segments, a pair of female pores on the 14th segment and a pair of male pores at the joint of the 17th and 18thsegment.
World journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. College, pune 3 national chemical laboratory, pune abstract earthworms are economically important organisms and play key role in environmental management. The growth and reproduction of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg in cattle waste solids was studied by growing groups of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 small. The bbiology aand ppopulation ddynamics oof eudrilus eugeniae.
Every year huge amount of cocoa theobroma cacao shell is discarded as waste in chocolate industry. The maximum weight gain of eudrilus eugeniae was 280mg per week, compared with others. Eudrilus eugeniae eudrilus eugeniae is an earthworm species indigenous in africa but it has been bred extensively in usa, canada, europe and asia for the fish bait market, where it is commonly called as the african nightcrawler. Moorthi microbial reduction of chromium vi in tannery waste contaminated soil through optimum concentrations of biomass, molasses and mineral medium. These worms can also be used for bait worm production. Studies were carried out to evaluate the geotechnical properties of vemicomposts vcs such as porosity, void ratio, density, air content, water holding capacity and particle size distribution psd prepared from sugar industrial waste press mud pm. Cytotoxic effect of coelomic fluid of earthworm eudrilus eugeniae was studied on baby hamster kidney 21 bhk21 cells. Cytotoxic effect of coelomic fluid of earthworm eudrilus eugeniae. Eudrilus eugeniae, also called the african nightcrawler, is an earthworm species native to. The fungi and bacteria were analysed in the gut of eudrilus eugeniae, from different feed substrates like dry leaves, plastic waste, kitchen waste and waste paper. The present work looked at these sources to establish if they were exogenous or endogenous in origin. Enhancing bioconversion efficiency of the earthworm eudrilus. A study on life cycle of earth worm eudrilus eugeniea.
Worm research of eudrilus eugeniae, extracts on certain plant. The bbiology aand ppopulation ddynamics oof eudrilus. Moisture preferences, growth and reproduction of the. Eisenia fetida, lumbricus rubellus, eisenia hortensis, and eudrilus eugeniae are scientific names of worms commonly used for vermicomposting. Preliminary evaluation of the larvicidal efficacy of coelomic. They are ecologically categorized into epigeic, anecicand endogeic respectively. Organogenesis and animal adaptation upon loss of body parts are crucial events in regeneration of all traits and both are uncovered myths in biology. Bhk21 cells were cultured according to standard cell culture method. In the present study the eudrilus eugeniae were grown in cow dung and their life cycle were studied in different days of intervals like 15, 30,45 and 60 days. Microbial analysis of effluent bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes. The maximum rate of cocoon production by eudrilus eugeniae was 3.
Pdf in order to determine the potential of the earthworm eudrilus. Pdf pot culture experiments were done to process poultry waste mixed with bedding. The present study is to investigate the efficiency of biocomposted cocoa shell waste and its impact on the vegetative and yield characters of cowpea vignaunguiculata l. Cytotoxic effect of coelomic fluid of earthworm eudrilus. Biology of eudrilus eugeniae in cattle waste 345 table 2. Family species ecological category native exotic 1 eudrilidae eudrilus eugeniae epigeic exotic 2 megascolecidae lampito mauritii anecic native 3 megascolecidae megascolex konkanensis endogeic native 4 lumbricidae esinea foetidae epigeic exotic eudrilus eugeniae. The biology and population dynamics of eudrilus eugeniae. Worm research on eudrilus eugeniae extracts on certain plant pathogens worm research studies are posted here regarding various aspects of university level, laboratorytested benefits of earthworms and amazing qualities of their manure known as castings. African night crawlers literally gobble up decaying matter. Although various authors have contributed to our knowledge of the biology of eudrilus eugeniae some basic facts about the life cycle and reproduction are still not fully documented.
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