Dichogaster nr. curgensis Michaelsen (Annelida: Octochaetidae): An earthworm pest of terraced rice in the Philippine Cordilleras

Crop Protection

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-93

  Barrion, A T ^b   Litsinger, J A ^a,b  

^a Intl Rice Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Botanical pesticide; Chemical control; Cultural control; Damage; Dichogaster nr. curgensis; Earthworm; Rice; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

DICHOGASTER; ABRA; ANNELIDA; DICHOGASTER CURGENSIS; FABACEAE; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; ORYZA SATIVA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; POACEAE;

BURROWING; EARTHWORM; PEST DAMAGE; RICE; TERRACING;

PHILIPPINE CORDILLERA;

EID: 0030617811     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(96)00058-0     Document Type: Article

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