Author Description

This book covers the basic concepts on different aspects of vermitechnology. It also serves as a handbook in conventional colleges & universities where Economic Zoology is being taught as separate papers in the field of life sciences like Zoology, Microbiology, Agriculture etc. It provides a highly readable account of rearing of earthworm and production of vermicompost. This book can serve as an effective reference book for the research workers in agriculture and other field. Sincere attempt has been made in this book to focus on the basic concepts of earthworm cultivation as well as bio-fertilizer production & also emphasizes on socioeconomic development of rural unemployed people. Dr. Roy is working as Associate Professor of Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Jhargram Raj College, Jhargram, West Bengal -721507, India. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in the field of control of plant parasitic nematodes from Visva Bharati. He has wide range of experience in Applied Zoology. He has been teaching for long 20 years at UG level and more than 10 years at PG level. He has guided one Ph.D student and has published more than 25 research papers in international & national journals.