Lifecycle of the african nightcrawler, eudrilus eugeniae. Vermidegradation of municipal solid waste management through. Vermicomposting of biogas plant slurry and cow dung with eudrilus eugeniae and its effects on vigna radiata. Emission of methane by eudrilus eugeniae and other earthworms. Uptake and toxicity of copper and zinc for the african. Assessment of acute toxicity and biochemical responses to. A the earthworm, eudrilus eugeniae, aranterior region, clclitellum, pr posterior region. African nightcrawlers also make an excellent fishing worm as they are. Apart from exposing worms experimentally for 73 days to contaminated food, a series of.
A study on life cycle of earth worm eudrilus eugeniae. The bbiology aand ppopulation ddynamics oof eudrilus eugeniae. The filtrate of the coelomic fluid that was free from. Eudrilus eugeniae is a lesser knownused tropical composting and bait worm, known as the african nightcrawler or just african or anc for short. The growth and reproduction of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg in cattle waste solids was studied by growing groups of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 small. In the present study the eudrilus eugeniae were grown in cow dung and their life cycle were studied in different days of intervals like 15, 30,45 and 60 days. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and. Enumeration of bacterial population in the gut region of eudrilus eugeniae b. Pdf the use of earthworm eudrilus eugeniae in the breakdown. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis.
The ph and mineral content such as c, n, p, k, na, ca, mn. Other worms displayed a lesser or no capacity to emit methane. The temperature requirements of the epigeic earthworm. Results of the anatomy study of eudrilus eugeniae showed that there are eight setae on each segment, arranging in four pairs. The present study demonstrated that the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae, obtained in brazil, emitted methane. Superoxide dismutase activity in different age groups of eudrilus eugeniae. Eudrilus eugeniae, also called the african nightcrawler, is an earthworm species native to.
African nightcrawlers are one of the most sought after worms for their worm castings. Comparative study on the biology of eudrilus eugeniae. The data clearly shows that early blastema and adjacent segments express the tctp protein at maximal amount and in the later days, the protein expression declines sharply. Preliminary evaluation of the larvicidal efficacy of.
Vermidegradation of municipal solid waste management. Enumeration of bacterial population in the gut region of. The temperature requirements of the epigeic earthworm species. Free radical scavenging activity of eudrilus eugeniae tissue using dpph method was found to increase with increase in concentration of the sample. Eudrilus eugeniae, earthworms, inorganic fertilizers, food materials, toxicity 1. Eichhornia is the free floating invasive aquatic macrophytes that are known to cause severe damage to the aquatic habitat. The coelomic fluid cf of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae exhibits a wide variety of biological. Eudrilus eugeniae, perionyx excavatus and perionyx sansibaricus. Physicochemical analysis the vermicompost and vermiwash samples were collected. Lakshmibai department of zoology, sri parasakthi college for women, courtallam 627 802, tamilnadu, india. Kalamdhad international journal of environmental sciences, volume 5 no. Toxic effect of aluminium on reproduction and survival of. A mixture of waste paper and cow dung in the ratio of 1. Emission of methane by eudrilus eugeniae and other.
Quantitative observations were made of the cocoons at 25 c in different substrates. Other environmental factors and food availability were maintained at a constant, optimal level. Emission of methane by eudrilus eugeniae and other earthworms from brazil peter s. Literature survey has revealed that vermicomposting technology can be. Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of the. Toxic effect of inorganic fertilizers to earthworms. Vermicomposting of biogas plant slurry and cow dung with. Vermicomposting of solid pulp and paper mill sludge sppms using eudrilus eugeniae earthworm puspanjali sonowal, meena khwairakpam, ajay s. Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of.
Cytotoxic potential of eudrilus eugeniae coelomcyte culture supernatant against tumor cells. Eudrilus eugeniae is an earthworm species indigenous in africa but it has been bred extensively in the usa, canada, europe and asia for the fish bait market, where it is commonly called the african night crawler. Analysis of fungal flora, physicochemical and antimicrobial. In this study we evaluated growth and maturation in the vermicomposting earthworm specieseudrilus eugeniae as marker of sublethal toxicity of copper and zinc. The bbiology aand ppopulation ddynamics oof eudrilus. Analysis of fungal flora, physicochemical and antimicrobial properties of vermicompost and vermiwash developed through green waste digestion by eudrilus eugeniae a night crawler earthworm. Depkatjakob, asindy hunger,a kristin schulz, george g. Significance between group means is represented in uppercase.
However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Collection and maintenance of eudrilus eugeniae the breeding stock of eudrilus eugeniae was obtained from the culture maintained department of zoology wing dde, annamalai university. The results revealed that germination of seeds, root length, shoot length, number. Eudrilus eugeniae to induce cytotoxicity to lung cancer and. Lifecycle of the african nightcrawler, eudrilus eugeniae oligochaeta article pdf available in south african journal of zoology 241. The quality of prepared compost was compared with control and its yield potential was evaluated in the field experiments of vigna radiata. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. In the study of reproductive system, 2 pairs of testicles in the lobe form are found at the posterior faces of the 10th to 11th segment and 11th to 12thsegment septa, 2 pairs of large seminal vesicles are on 11th and 12th segments and the prostate gland is in the form of euprostate which looks like finger. In the present study, coexposed administered pesticides induced a higher level of toxicity to eudrilus eugeniae statistically significant changes were observed after 48 h exposure of cpf, cypermethrin and combination of the two, reflects the synergistic cumulative impact on the ache and oxidative stress parameters in dose dependent manner. Vermicomposting of solid pulp and paper mill sludge sppms. Aug 08, 2019 free radical scavenging activity of eudrilus eugeniae tissue using dpph method was found to increase with increase in concentration of the sample. Eudrilus eugeniaeis an earthworm species indigenous in africa but it has been bred extensively in the usa, canada, europe and asia for the fish bait market, where it is commonly called the african nightcrawler. In the present study the eudrilus eugeniae were grown in cow dung and their life cycle were studied in different days.
In this study, we evaluated the effect of probiotic bacillus spp. As far as which worm is better, while it certainly does depend on the specific application in question, in general eisenia fetida is thought to be the most versatile of the vermicomposting worms. Pdf management of paper waste by vermicomposting using. Pdf utilization of the earthworm, eudrilus eugeniae in. Hruda ranjan s, smita b, madhuchhanda s mayeetreyee b, nibha g. Preliminary evaluation of the larvicidal efficacy of coelomic.
Earthworms, eudrilus eugeniae were exposed to different concentrations of pesticides chlorpyrifos op, cypermethrin a pyrethroid and their combination for 48 h by paper contact toxicity method. Eudrilus eugeniae is a species of earthworm native to tropical west africa and now widespread in warm regions, both wild and under vermicompostalso called the african night crawler. After three washing steps with rnase free 1 phosphatebuffered saline pbs buffer centrifugation at 10,000 g for 15 min, dna and rna were. Eudrilus eugeniae is an earthworm species indigenous in africa but ithas been bred extensively in the usa, canada, europe and asia for the fish bait market, where it is commonly called the african night crawler. Cytotoxic potential of eudrilus eugeniae coelomcyte. Gene and transcript analyses of mcra encoding the alpha subunit of methylcom reductase in gut contents of e. Eudrilus eugeniae collected from moist subsurface soil and. The suitability of eudrilus eugeniae, perionyx excavatus. Eudrilus eugeniae is an aboveground african worm mainly found in tropical and subtropical countries and is used in the process of vermiculture and vermicomposting. Cytotoxic potential of eudrilus eugeniae coelomcyte culture. The free radical scavenging potential of ewp helps to reduce the oxidative damage induced by iso and to restore both enzymatic and nonenzymatic antiox. Although the quality of the worm castings are the same as other worms, the african nightcrawler produces the prettiest looking to the naked eye. Juvenile specimens of the epigeic earthworm species, eudrilus eugeniae were subjected to a range of different constant temperatures in a temperature gradient trough over a period of 80 days. Aug 03, 2019 eudrilus eugeniae pdf in order to determine the potential of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae as waste processor and protein producer, the life history of this species.
Cow dung was used as substrate to maintain the adult worms. A study on life cycle of earth worm eudrilus eugeniea. Regular watering was done with sprinkler and left for 4590 days. The development of the production of this earthworm species requires a deepening knowledge of the species. Results of the anatomy study of eudrilus eugeniae showed that there are eight setae on each segment, arranging in four pairs of ventrolateral form. The production of free radicals in the organism, and the imbalance between the concentrations of these figure 1. Thus from the current study it can be concluded that eudrilus eugeniae can be utilized as good source of antioxidant potential and free radical scavenging activity. Eudrilus eugeniae, also called the african nightcrawler, is an earthworm species native to tropical west africa and now widespread in warm regions under vermicompost. Eudrilus eugeniae kinberg is the commonly type of earthworms used for vermicomposting in tropical and subtropical countries. Methanogenic food web in the gut contents of methane.
Earthworms emit denitrificationderived nitrous oxide and fermentationderived molecular hydrogen. Since the epigeic species eudrilus eugeniae, perionyx excavatus and eisenia fetida have a potential as waste decomposers or as possible sources of protein, knowledge of their temperature requirements are required in order to cultivate them in large numbers under different environmental conditions. Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of earthworm. Eudrilus eugeniae is a good source of protein, carbohydrates, fat, micro and macro minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants anitha and jayraaj, 2012. Eudrilus eugeniae is an aboveground african worm mainly found in tropical and subtropical countries and is used in the process of vermiculture. The lc 50 for commercial grade of chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin and combined pesticides were determined as 0.
It was recently discovered that the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae from brazil can emit methane ch4 and that ingested methanogens might be associated with this emission. The clitellum is on 14th to 18th segments, a pair of female pores on the 14th segment and a pair of male pores at the joint of the 17th and 18thsegment. Eudrilus eugeniae pdf in order to determine the potential of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae as waste processor and protein producer, the life history of this species. Neuroendocrine control of posterior regeneration in. Jun 25, 2019 anatomy and life cycle of eudrilus eugeniae. Apart from exposing worms experimentally for 73 days to contaminated. Although various authors have contributed to our knowledge of the biology of eudrilus eugeniae some basic facts about the life cycle and reproduction are still not fully documented. Comparative study on the biology of eudrilus eugeniae kinberg and eisenia fetida savigny under laboratory conditions. In order to determine the potential of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae as waste processor and protein producer, the life history of this species was studied. Vermicompost was formulated in the tank and vermiwash sample is obtained from liquid leachate after 90 days.
Function of translationally controlled tumor protein tctp. African night crawler the anc eudrilus eugeniae african night crawlers are native the warm regions of west africa, but now vermicomposters in tropic and sub tropic climates all over the world are using them as composting and bait worms. Cattle dung was used as substrate with a moisture content of 7080% and a temperature of 25c. Introduction earthworms are the important agents in insitu vermiculturing and most important members of the soil biota, although, they are not numerically dominant in soil, their large size makes them one of the major contributors to total biomass. The aim was to study whether vermicomposting was an effective method for rendering infected waste to noninfective, the end product being ecofriendly as well and to assess the efficacy of. Neuroendocrine control of posterior regeneration in tropical. The composting process involves the periodic wetting and daily turning of cow manure under aerated conditions. Reproduction of the african earthworm, eudrilus eugeniae. Pdf earthworm is a potential contributor in organic waste disposal or. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. The effect of some additives on the process of vermicomposting was also observed.
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