The Earthworm Inoculation Unit technique: An integrated system for cultivation and soil-inoculation of earthworms

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 251-257

  Butt, Kevin R ^a,b   Frederickson, James ^a   Morris, Richard M ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030905921     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00053-3     Document Type: Article

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