Significance of vermicompost on crop and soil productivity: A review

Abstract

Soil performs ecological services for the survival and nourishment of life. So, maintaining and improving soil health has paramount importance for sustainability of ecosystem. Indiscriminate use of the inorganic fertilizer, pesticide has harmful effects on soil health, human health, ground water health and environment. This will caused more dangerous effect for future possibility. Present status of all food grain production is in enough quantity for population of our country so we need to improve quality of food production, quality of soil, quality of ground water and quality or healthy environment for better livelihood. These qualities are obtained by the replacing inorganic input through organic input which is more vital for present prospect and future outlook. This review paper attempts to study the use of vermicompost in crop production. It has been argued that vermicompost in crop production is productive and sustainable, but there is a need for strong support to it in the form of manifestation of subsidies, agricultural extension services and research.