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large quantity of water is required in this process. The tree shed is also necessary. No water logging is
permitted. A typical vermi-composting plant is shown in Figure 5.5.
Figure 5.5: A typical vermi-composting plant 2
Type of earthworms
There are over 4000 species of earthworms identified till date. These are primarily divided into three groups.
1) Epigeic
These are litter dwelling, feed on highly organic materials. They live in upper part of the soil i.e. 30-45 cm
deep where large quantity of degradable organic matter is present.
Species:
• EisoniaFoetida
• Eudrelus Eugeniae
• Perionyx Excavatus.
2) Endogeic
These are, deep soil earthworms, need less organic matter. These are observed in
monsoon.
2 As obtained from http://www.orchidsasia.com/vanilla/100_1019sm.jpg
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