Murali GopalAlka GuptaGeorge V. Thomas2014-08-192014-08-192012International Journal of Innovative Horticulture, Vol.1(2) 2012, p.93-100http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4867Recycling agricultural and horticultural crop residues to vermicompost and vermiwash provide a good option for small and marginal farmers to produce solid and liquid organic manure locally for use in their farms. Venn.icompost and vermiwash are well known to improve soil health and fertility as they add major and micro nutrients, organic matter, and plant growth promoting substances besides improving the soil structure. However, not much known but equally critical is the ability of vermicompost and vermiwash to add substantial load of plant-beneficial microbial communities to the soil that play an important role in augmenting the soil microbial diversity, nutrient mineralization, pathogen/nematode suppression and organic matter degradation resulting in better soil resistance and resilience. More importantly, addition of the venn.icompost and vermiwash provides much needed food for the microorganisms in soil thereby stimulating their activities that is necessary for a soil to be fit for supporting good crop growth. In this article, we highlight the evidence gathered through conventional and molecular protocols on the important perspective of coconut leaf vermicompost and vermiwash being the foci of dissemination of plant-beneficial microorganisms and their ability to sustain the crop production capacities of the soils.encoconutvermicompostvermiwashmicroflorarecycling wastesArticle