Eudrilus eugeniae, also called the african nightcrawler, is an earthworm species native to tropical west africa and now widespread in warm regions under vermicompost. Reproduction of the african earthworm, eudrilus eugeniae. Vermicomposting of coirpith with cowdung by eudrilus. The growth and reproduction of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg in cattle waste solids was studied by growing groups of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 small. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and. In order to determine the potential of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae as waste processor and protein producer, the life history of this species was studied. Eudrilus eugeniae is an earthworm species indigenous in africa but ithas been bred extensively in the usa, canada, europe and asia for the fish bait market, where it is commonly called the african night crawler. Growth and reproduction of eudrilus eugeniae in tendu diospyros. The earthworms thickness was highest in feeding with grass significantly fig. Pdf in order to determine the potential of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae as waste processor and protein producer, the life history of this species. The maximum weight gain of eudrilus eugeniae was 280mg per week, compared with others. The effect of epigeic earthworm eudrilus eugeniae with and without addition to transform fermented anfl in solid state ssf and submerged state smf mixed with cow dung and leaf litter into value added product was studied in a vermibioreactor at low residence period 25 days. Fecundity, growth, maturation and biomass production were all.
Life cycle of lampito mauritii kinberg in comparison. Fecundity, growth, maturation and biomass production were all significantly greater at 25. Growth and reproduction of eudrilus eugeniae in tendu. Paper contact toxicity test was used to determine lc50. A study on life cycle of earth worm eudrilus eugeniae. The biology and population dynamics of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg. Although various authors have contributed to our knowledge of the biology of eudrilus eugeniae some basic facts about the life cycle and reproduction are still not fully documented. Patil department of s tudies and research in zoology, gulbar ga university, gulbar ga 585 106, india. Layout control plants grow without vermicompost and vermiwash. Pdf in order to determine the potential of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae as waste processor and protein producer, the life history of this species was studied. The biology and population dynamics of eudrilus eugeniae.
The molecules causing cytotoxicity to tumor cells having major research interest and their application to develop drug against tumor. This worm has been used in monoculture or polyculture with other species of earthworm to produce vermicomposts, vermicast, vermiwash etc. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. African night crawler the anc eudrilus eugeniae african night crawlers are native the warm regions of west africa, but now vermicomposters in tropic and sub tropic climates all over the world are using them as composting and bait worms. Pdf in order to determine the potential of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae as waste processor and protein producer, the life history of this.
Pressmud, lampito mauritii, eudrilus eugeniae, growth, reproduction, vermiculture, vermicomposting pdf file of full length paper is available with author introduction earthworms growth, maturation, cocoon production and reproductive potential are not only influenced by. Lifecycle of the african nightcrawler, eudrilus eugeniae oligochaeta. A study on life cycle of earth worm eudrilus eugeniea. Wed like to understand how you use our websites in order to improve them. The worms growth in the form of weight has been recorded in every week. The bbiology aand ppopulation ddynamics oof eudrilus. Mba, department of soil science, university of nigeria, nsukka, nigeria. Cytotoxic potential of eudrilus eugeniae coelomcyte. In the study of reproductive system, 2 pairs of testicles in the lobe form are found at the posterior faces of the 10th to 11th segment and 11th to 12thsegment septa, 2 pairs of large seminal vesicles are on 11th and 12th segments and the prostate gland is in the form of euprostate which looks like finger. The vermibeds comprised of domestic waste, cow dung, spent wash and a the vermibeds comprised of domestic waste, cow dung, spent wash and a combination of the two to ascertain the growth and mass production of earthworms. Geronimo soberanes rated it really liked it apr 30, when the priest tells them that he cannot, since he is needed at his parish, the disciples immediately show their dislike of clergy and force him to leave. The result of both media in total weight was gradually increased.
Vermicompost production by using tomato residue and yard. The highest total weight 1,287mg in cow dung medium and followed by pongamia leaf medium1,098mg. Earthworms were weighed weekly and the numbers of cocoons produced per week assessed. Pdf the growth and reproduction of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg in cattle waste solids was studied by growing groups of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 small. Results of the anatomy study of eudrilus eugeniae showed that there are eight setae on each segment, arranging in four pairs of ventrolateral form. The clitellum is on 14th to 18th segments, a pair of female pores on the 14th segment and a pair of male pores at the joint of the 17th and 18thsegment. The present study comprises of culturing coleomocytes isolated from coelomic fluid of eudrilus eugeniae in. Function of translationally controlled tumor protein tctp. April function of translationally controlled tumor protein tctp in eudrilus eugeniae regeneration elaiya raja subramanian 0 1 nino gopi daisy 0 1 dinesh kumar sudalaimani 0 1 kalidas ramamoorthy 0 1 subburathinam balakrishnan 0 1 jackson durairaj selvan christyraj 0 1 vaithilingaraja arumugaswami 1 sudhakar sivasubramaniam 0 1 0 department of biotechnology, manonmaniam sundaranar university. The trend obs erved in this study showed t hat the friable soil dwellers hyperiodrilus africanus and eudrilus eugeniae contained a higher concentration of calcium and magnesium than libyodrilus violaceus and alma millsoni both which are limicolous marsh.
Pdf lifecycle of the african nightcrawler, eudrilus eugeniae. We do not know whether the dead body of lazarus stank or to what extent the lepers were disfigured. University of lagos, faculty of science, department of zoology, akoka, ecotoxicology laboratory, lagos, nigeria received. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader if you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it. In the present study the eudrilus eugeniae were grown in cow dung and their life cycle were studied in different days of intervals like 15, 30,45 and 60 days.
Effect of eudrilus eugeniae vermiwash on the growth of plants shankerappa s. The wastes where prepared separate media for growing worms. Eudrilus eugeniae is an epigeic earthworm of african origin. Eudrilus eugeniae the present study is focussed on to assess the impact of vermicomposts of different wastes and vermiwash, on the growth and yield of dolichous lab lab mochai belonging to the family fabaceae. Analysis of compost and vermicompost produced by the. Pdf the biology and population dynamics of eudrilus eugeniae.
The young earthworm showed smaller thickness than old earthworm 10. Vermicomposting of food and household organic waste using. Stress indicators in earthworms eudrilus eugeniae inhabiting a crude oil contaminated ecosystem otitoloju, adebayo a. The objective of this study was to resolve trophic interactions of bacteria and methanogens in the methanogenic food web in the gut contents of e.
The coelomocytes constitute immune component of earthworm coelomic fluid have the potential to produce biomolecules which causes cytotoxicity to tumors. The present study was undertaken to analyse the quality of compost and vermicompost produced by the action of epigeic earthworm, geniae out of different organic wastes such as lawn grass waste lgw, cotton residue waste crw, ashoka tree waste atw, parthenium waste pw and cattle manure cm as standard food for earthworms. Pdf eudrilus eugeniae were collected from vermibiotechnology laboratory and cultivated inside the campus of manonmaniam sundaranar university. Eudrilus eugeniae kinberg, 1867, an adaptable exemplar of an. It was recently discovered that the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae from brazil can emit methane ch 4 and that ingested methanogens might be associated with this emission. Introduction in recent years, rapid growth of urbanization and industrialization has led to generation of large quantities of all kinds of waste mohd kamil yusoff et. Emission of methane by eudrilus eugeniae and other. So, all of authors and contributors must check their papers before submission to making assurance of following our antiplagiarism policies.
The growth of individual earthworms increased the lower the population density, but the greatest overall. Eudrilus eugeniae pdf waste agriculture free 30day. This medium was toxic to the worms, if not fermented. Comparative study on the biology of eudrilus eugeniae. The present study was carried out to analyze the toxicity of arsenic and chromium on e. Influence of temperature on growth and reproduction of. Eudrilus eugeniaeis an earthworm species indigenous in africa but it has been bred extensively in the usa, canada, europe and asia for the fish bait market, where it is commonly called the african nightcrawler. The growth of eudrilus eugeniae kingberg in cattle waste and pongamia leaf waste was studied. Pdf lifecycle of the african nightcrawler, eudrilus.
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