Introduction of earthworms into an organic arable farming system

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 311-317

  Van Der Werff, P A ^a   Noordhuis, R ^a   Dekkers, Th B M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aporrectodea caliginosa; Crop rotation; Earthworm introduction; Manure; Organic arable farming; Reduced tillage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008805750     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(98)00082-1     Document Type: Article

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