Earthworm populations under tropical maize cultivation: The effect of mulching with velvetbean

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 438-445

  Ortiz Ceballos, Angel I ^a   Fragoso, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Megascolecidae; Mexico; Mucura pruriens; Oligochaeta; Pastures

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; COVER CROP; EARTHWORM; MAIZE; MULCHING; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANNELIDA; MEGASCOLECIDAE; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2542418277     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0732-8     Document Type: Article

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