Regeneration of compacted soil aggregates by earthworm activity

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 395-401

  Larink, O ^a   Werner, D ^b   Langmaack, M ^a   Schrader, S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b Thuringian State Institute of Agriculture   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Conservation tillage; Conventional tillage; Earthworm cast; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0038725768     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740100340     Document Type: Article

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