摘要：The present study is incorporated with agrowaste management and biofertilizer production in tropical India. For this, an exotic earthworm species Eisenia fetida and a local species Perionyx sansibaricus were used to decompose cumin straw and cow dung and evaluated vermicomposting efficacy. Physicochemical parameters of the vermibed such as pH, electrical conductivity, water holding capacity, organic carbon, C/N ratio, total nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium were evaluated in the vermicompost. The values of all the above physicochemical parameters of E. fetida worked bedding material varied significantly (PPerionyx sansibaricus also varied significantly (PE. fetida was better than P. sansibaricus for cumin plus cow dung bedding. Though E. fetida is better agrowaste converter but both the earthworm species may be used for organic waste management in desert region. It may provide the support in the form of biofertilizer to enhance the organic farming in region of the Thar Desert.
