Sublethal toxicity of the herbicide butachlor on the earthworm Perionyx sansibaricus and its histological changes

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-86

  Muthukaruppan, Gobi ^a   Janardhanan, Suman ^a   Vijayalakshmi, Ganesan S ^a  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Butachlor; Cocoon production; Earthworms; Glandular cells; Growth; Herbicides; Histopathology; Perionyx sansibaricus; Reproduction capacity

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; HERBICIDE; TOXICITY;

DENDRODRILUS RUBIDUS; EISENIA FETIDA; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; OCTOLASIUM; PERIONYX SANSIBARICUS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 21544441739     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2004.09.111     Document Type: Article

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