Description
Vermicop has a plethora of benefits, most importantly as follows:
(1)it acts as bio fertilizers, restores soil nutrients, stabilizes soil and enhances soil fertility at a long-term period
(2)it attends to social issues and recycles waste
(3)it is shown to be a profitable enterprise as a circular economy
| Crop | Quantity to apply per acre | Time to apply |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 tonne | After transplanting |
| Sugarcane | 11/2 tonnes | Last ploughing |
| Cotton | 1 tonne | Last ploughing |
| Chilli | 1 tonne | Last ploughing |
| Groundnut | 1/2 tonne | Last ploughing |
| Sunflower | 1 1/2 tonne | Last ploughing |
| Maize | 1 tonne | Last ploughing |
| Turmeric | 1 tonne | Last ploughing |
| Grape | 1 tonne | June-July |
| Citrus Pomegranate, ber, guav | 2 kg per tree | At planting time and before flowering in 1-2 year old trees |
| Mango, coconut | 2 kg per tree 5 kg per tree 10 kg per tree 20 kg per tree |
At planting time 1-5 year old trees 6-9 year old trees Trees older than 10 years |
| Onion, garlic, tomato, potato, bhendi, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower | 1-1 1 / 2 tonnes | Last ploughing |
| Teak, red sandal- wood, mangium | 3 kg per tree | At planting time |
