Regeneration of earthworm populations in a degraded soil by natural and planted fallows under humid tropical conditions

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 222-228

  Tian, G ^a,b   Olimah, J A ^a,b,c   Adeoye, G O ^c   Kang, B T ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b c/o LW Lambourn and Co ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LIGNIN; LITTERFALL; NIGERIA; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; POPULATION RECOVERY; REGENERATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EARTHWORM; FALLOW; POPULATION GROWTH; SOIL REMEDIATION;

(SOUTHWEST); NIGERIA;

ACACIA LEPTOCARPA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; EUDRILUS EUGENIAE; HYPERIODRILUS AFRICANUS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; OXIC POLEUSTALF; SENNA SIAMEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034099520     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.641222x     Document Type: Article

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