ARIEL C. BALINGIT KEVIN B. BULLO ARVIN B. MAGLANTONG RAINNIER C. MARIÑAS ARNEL P. SANTOS MARY JOY V. DE LEON LESLIE D. GREGORIO CAMILLE C. REYES MA.LYKA F. SISON
HERMINIO G. NICOLAS HIGH SCHOOL GAPAN CITY,NUEVA ECIJA,PHILIPPINES
JANUARY-MARCH 2014
INTRODUCTION
LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM (TOMATO),MOST POPULAR CULTIVATED FRUIT VEGETABLE, WHICH BELONGS TO FAMILY SOLANACEAE.COMMONLY IT ISUSE AS SOUP, SALAD PICKLES,KETCHUP, PUREE AND SAUCES.ITS PRESSED CAKE IS USE AS FODDER FOR CATTLE AND AS FERTILIZER.
USE OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND SYNTHETIC PESTICIDE INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE CROPS,BUT IT ALSO LEADS TO DECLINE THE DIFFERENT PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF SOIL.THE REGULAR CULTIVATION OF LAND WITHOUT INCORPORATION OF ORGANIC MATTER CAUSED DETERIORATION OF THE SOIL QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF SOILQUALITY, BY THE USE OF THE BIO-PRODUCTS IS A NEED OF TODAY. CONSEQUENTLY, MORE BIOLOGICALS WASTES ARE USE FOR PRODUCTION OF BIO-FERTILIZER.VERMICOMPOSTING IS ONE OF THEM. THE VERMICOMPOSTING IS A SUITABLE WAY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT