Water infiltration rates following reintroduction of Lumbricus terrestris into no-till fields

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 82-88

  Willoughby, Gregory L ^a   Kladivko, Eileen J ^a  

^a Univ Crop Diagn Train/Res Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Infiltration; Lumbricus terrestris; Nightcrawlers; No till

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; INFILTRATION; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE;

LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0036281581     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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