Assessment of recovery of population, biomass and reproduction of the earthworm Drawida willsi following the application of malathion under field conditions

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 82-88

  Panda, S ^a   Sahu, S K ^a  

^a SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cocoons; Drawida willsi; Earthworm biomass; Insecticides; Malathion

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAY LENGTH; MALATHION; POPULATION RECOVERY; REPRODUCTION;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; EARTHWORM; MALATHION; REPRODUCTION;

DRAWIDA; DRAWIDA WILLSI; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0034481632     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740000221     Document Type: Article

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