Leachate from earthworm castings breaks seed dormancy and preferentially promotes radicle growth in jute

HortScience

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 143-144

  Ayanlaja, S A ^a   Owa, S O ^a   Adigun, M O ^a   Senjobi, B A ^a   Olaleye, A O ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Corchorus olitorius; Earthworm casting; Hyperiodrilus africanus and Eudrilus eugeniae; Seed treatment

Indexed keywords

CHORCHORUS OLITORIUS; CORCHORUS; CORCHORUS OLITORIUS; EUDRILUS EUGENIAE; HYPERIODRILUS; HYPERIODRILUS AFRICANUS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0035089809     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.36.1.143     Document Type: Article

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3. Growth characteristics and ascorbic acid content of several genotypes of jute (Corchorus olitorius Linn)
4. Distribution and activity of earthworm and contribution to nutrient recycling in alley cropping
5. Physical properties and moisture retention characteristics of some Nigerian soils
6. Intestinal mucus production by two species of tropical earthworm: Millsonia lamtioana (Megascolecidae) and Pontoscolex corethrurus (Glossocolecidae)
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8. Optimization of Eudrilus eugeniae for disposal of cassava peel
9. Properties of worm castings on surface soils under various plant covers in the humid tropics
10. Soils and land use in central western Nigeria
11. Stimulation of plant growth by tropical earthworms