Effects of earthworm casts on crop production

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 76-81

  Asawalam, D O ^a   Hauser, S ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cowpea; Crop yield; Earthworm casts; Maize

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; EARTHWORM; MAIZE; SOIL BIOTA;

EID: 0035323531     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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