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Table 1 Increase in earthworm zoomass with time

From: A new process for the rapid and direct vermicomposting of the aquatic weed salvinia (Salvinia molesta)

 

E. fetida

E. eugeniae

Zoomass, g, of 250 adults

Increase with respect to initial mass, %

Zoomass, g, of 250 adults

Increase with respect to initial mass, %

0

112.1

0

134.3

0

15

112.3

0.2

134.3

0

30

112.8

0.6

135.3

0.7

45

113

0.8

136.6

1.7

60

113.9

1.6

137.9

2.7

75

114.8

2.4

139.2

3.6

90

116

3.5

140.8

4.8

105

117.1

4.5

142.3

6.0

120

118.2

5.4

143.8

7.0

135

119.3

6.4

145.3

8.2

150

120.1

7.1

146.6

9.2

165

121.3

8.2

148.5

10.6

180

122.5

9.3

150.7

12.2

195

124

10.6

152.6

13.6

210

125.2

11.7

154.9

15.3

225

126.7

13.0

156.7

16.7

240

127.9

14.1

158.9

18.3

255

129.1

15.2

160.8

19.7

270

130.8

16.7

163.3

21.6