What will happen when we use Eisenia fetida and Eudrilus eugeniae combined to decompose organic waste?
Yes , the earthworm can decompose waste. The variety of cellulose-degrading bacteria because of which they are able to convert organic waste from plant sources into fertilizer or compost. Earthworm gut provides an ideal environment to nurture a variety of cellulose-degrading bacteria because of which they are able to convert organic waste from plant sources into fertliser.Two types of earthworms—those which are found on the surface of soil (Perionyx excavatus or composting earthworms) and those found under the soil (Glyphidrilus spelaeotes or semi-aquatic freshwater earthworms). Bacteria drawn from the gut of earthworms cultured and separated on the basis of their rate of growth and general structure.
Yes , quite commonly practiced , very often inadveratantly ..
Thank you Anoop Kumar Srivastava Prem Baboo Tadele Amare Kassie for your contribution.
Hi Amrit Kumar . I think yes and may be more than two can be used. This gives better results because more different workers in the decomposition process . See the link: https://www.earthwormsoc.org.uk/earthworm-function
Also, see the following link: https://www.peertechzpublications.com/articles/JCEES-3-115.php
Moreover, see this article: https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.381.7518&rep=rep1&type=pdf
yes.. we can.. there are 2 major species of earth worms which are usually utilized so as to decompose organic matter so called vermicompost..viz. Eisenia Faetida and Eudriculus euginia
@Yes. Two earthworms can be used together for the decomposition of organic matter. So that the compost will get matured quickly.
More species of earthworm will increase the microbial diversity in the mass where composting is taking place. All this biotic diversity will diversify the metabolisms oundergone by the biomass and thusincrease the quality of the compost and the stability of the same.
Amrit Kumar In this article the authors discuss the combination of Eudrilus euginea, Periyonix excavator and Eisenia foetida to decompose different organic materials and the quality of vermicompost:
https://media.neliti.com/media/publications/266210-evaluation-of-earthworm-species-and-bedd-52d7298a.pdf
When we are using different types of earthworms in the same compost pit, the fast multiplying earthworm species will dominate within 1 or 2 months, and the other species population will be reduced and the dominated sps will be in more quantity.
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