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An Emerging Organic Fertilizer-Cum-Pest Repellant: Vermicompost Tea

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A brief state-of-the-art review is presented on vermicompost tea which is an emerging organic fertilizer-cum-pest repellant. Its methods of preparation and its effects on the germination, growth, yield, and suppression of plant pathogens have been surveyed.

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SAA thanks INSA, New Delhi and T-A thanks the authorities of UPES, Dehradun, for support.

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    Pratiksha Patnaik, A. Artala, S. A. Abbasi & Tasneem Abbasi

  2. School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Bidholi, Dehradun, 248007, India

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  1. HSE and Civil Engineering Department, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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Patnaik, P., Artala, A., Abbasi, S.A., Tabassum-Abbasi, Abbasi, T. (2022). An Emerging Organic Fertilizer-Cum-Pest Repellant: Vermicompost Tea. In: Siddiqui, N.A., Tauseef, S.M., Abbasi, S.A., Dobhal, R., Kansal, A. (eds) Advances in Sustainable Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4400-9_16

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