Changes in soil properties and earthworm populations induced by long-term organic fertilization of a sandy soil in the Venezuelan Amazonia

Soil Science

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 188-194

  Lopez Hernandez D ^a,b   Araujo, Y ^c   Lopez A ^a   Hernandez Valencia I ^a   Hernandez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Universidad Nacional Experimental Simon Rodriuez   (Venezuela)

^c Edif Min de Agricultura y Tierras   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Agroforestry; Earthworms; Organic manure; P fractionation; Savanna

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRACTIONATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SANDY SOIL;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALIA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 1642310576     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000122524.03492.b7     Document Type: Article

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