author(s)
Parveen Gill, Dharambir Singh, Manjeet Singh and Urmila

abstract
The average growth rate of Eisenia fetida was measured in vermicompost prepared from different organic wastes i.e. cow dung+ kitchen waste, cow dung alone, cow dung with mixture of different weeds and cow dung + congress grass. The maximum weight and length gain was observed in cow dung + kitchen waste followed by cow dung alone. The earthworms did not exhibit much gain in weight and length when they were reared in cow dung with a mixture of different weeds and cow dung + congress grass. The weight gain by per earthworm was (1.54gm), (1.28gm), (0.75gm) and (0.65gm) in kitchen waste, cow dung, congress grass, and mixture of different weeds respectively. Similarly the increase in length was (14.58cm), (11.20cm), (7.93cm) and (7.34cm), in kitchen waste, cow dung, congress grass, and mixture of different weeds respectively. The experiment was conducted during the rainy season.