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Agriculture · Q48

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 48

Q48

Excreta of earth worm is

A.
Vermicompost
B.
Vermi manure
C.
Vermicasting
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Excreta of earth worm is Vermicasting.
Vermicast (also called worm castings, worm humus, worm manure, or worm faeces) is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by earthworms.
This excreta have been shown to contain reduced levels of contaminants and a higher saturation of nutrients than the organic materials before vermicomposting.