Benefits of Vermicompost
- Vermicompost contains all the essential components which are required by plants for proper growth.
- Vermicompost produce oxygen, Gibberellins, cytokines, vitamins, amino acids and other essential bio-active substances in plants which are essential for balanced and proper growth of plant.
- Vermicompost absorbs moisture from the atmosphere and use it for land irrigation. It also prevents evaporation which can occur due to leaching. Therefore, vermicompost prevents frequent watering to the crops.
- Actinomycetes antibiotic secreted by vermicompost protect plants from harmful insects which cause damage.
- Moisture present in compost is not promptly loss by evaporation therefore soil moisture retains in soil for long duration.
- Vermicompost prevent soil erosion and reduces weeds as compare to other manure or compost.
- By use of vermicompost maintain the physical properties such as land, watering capacity, soil composition, moderate-temperature and chemical properties of elements such as carbon and nitrogen that balance the proportion of organic matter for long time. It also balances the biological properties which improve nitrogen fixation, polymers, etc. which are essential for soil fertility.
- By use of vermicompost the temperature, moisture and pH of soil remain in control.
- Use of vermicompost improves quality of agricultural products. As a result, it increases storage capacity and gives high quality yield which will help in earning huge income.
