Vermitechnology: Economic, Environmental and Agricultural Sustainability / edited by Sesan Abiodun Aransiola, Naga Raju Maddela.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aransiola, Sesan Abiodun.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil science.

Microbial ecology.

Ecology.

Sustainability.

Soil Science.

Environmental Microbiology.

Environmental Sciences.

Local Subjects:

Soil Science.

Environmental Microbiology.

Environmental Sciences.

Sustainability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2026.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2026.

Summary:

This book is about vermitechnology and focuses on its current status and future directions in the economic, environmental and sustainable agricultural development. The book exposes new idea on how cost-effective waste management, increase in crop yields and reduction in chemical fertilizer is possible through vermitechnology. The book ultimately captures the environmental benefits of vermitechnology in how organic solid wastes are managed to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases; soil is conserved to improve its structure and reduces erosion. The book offers a baseline application of vermitechnology in agricultural sustainability to curb food insecurity by improving soil health, increase crop resilience and provide organic farming acceptability. This book is a must-read for researchers, farmers, environmentalists, professionals, students and anyone interested in creating jobs and community development. The book covers cutting edge topics such as earthworms’ role in global warming/climate change, strengths of vermitechnology in the conversion of waste to wealth, the mutualistic relationship between soil microorganisms and the vermitechnology by-products, vermifiltration in wastewater treatment, vermiremediation of polluted soil for sustainable agriculture, vermitechnology in organic farming, vermicast and vermiwash as sustainable fertilizers, and case studies in vermitechnology.

Contents:

Part I. Vermitechnology – Preparation, Distribution and Economical Impacts

Chapter 1. General Perspectives of Vermitechnology - An Overview

Chapter 2. Global warming: how earthworms helps

Chapter 3. Vermitechnology and influencing factors

Chapter 4. Vermicompost, soil fertility and the global perspectives

Chapter 5. Waste to wealth- strength of vermitechnology and economic impact

Chapter 6. Bio-particles of vermifilter biofilm

Chapter 7. Economic implication of vermitechnology

Part II. Vermitechnology – Application in Environmental Sustainability

Chapter 8. Vermiconversion and vermifiltration in Waste water treatment

Chapter 9. Vermistabilization of earthworms

Chapter 10. Vermiremediation of polluted soil

Chapter 11. Agro-industrial sludge and vermitechnology

Chapter 12. Biorestoration of contataminated soil by PAHs and heavy metals: the role of vermitechnology

Chapter 13. Plastics remediation and earthworms- solution or problem?

Part III. Vermitechnology – Application in Agricultural Sustainability

Chapter 14. Phytoremediation and vermicomposting

Chapter 15. Symbiotic relationship of Microbial Communities and vermicompost

Chapter 16. Vermicast, vermiwash: a substitute to chemical fertilizer

Chapter 17. Role of vermitechnology in plant growth and nutrient

Chapter 18. Organic farming- the role of vermitechnology

Chapter 19. Case studies in vermitechnology

Chapter 20. Future directions of research in vermitechnology.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-031-96212-5

9783031962127

OCLC:

1559232982