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vermiculture, n.|ˈvɜːmɪkʌltjʊə(r), -tʃə(r)|
[f. vermi- + culture n.]
The cultivation of worms, esp. in order to utilize them in the conversion of organic waste into fertilizer.
1976Newsweek 21 June 68/2 Like many other businesses these days, vermiculture has been touched by a hint of scandal. 1981Water Pollution Control LXXX. 639/2 Use of E[isenia] foetida in sludge management calls for two unit operations—the production of a stock of earthworms (vermiculture) and use of the stock for conversion of sludge to castings (sludge vermicomposting). 1985Sunday Times 10 Feb. 80/8 Vermiculture and the marketing of the end product is a highly complex field. 1989New Scientist 8 July 57/2 Spraying thickened sludge over outdoor beds of sawdust to create a material suitable for vermiculture. |