Question

What is the role of earth worms in agriculture? What is vermicompost?

Answer 1

Answer:

Earthworms turn the soil up and down which results in the turning of the humus . This fertilizes the the soil.

Vermicompost is a type of composting which is done by using various worms.

Answer 2

The role of earthworms in agriculture is to break down organic matter.

Vermicompost is the process in which worms convert organic material into humus.

What is the advantage of Vermicompost?

• The organic waste and farms are destroyed by earthworms with no toxicity
• It contains minerals which are necessary for the growth and development of soil and plants
• It is used to manufacture organic matter which has lack of nutrition
• It is a technology that converts biodegradable wastes to organic manure