Enhancement of growth and reproduction of the tropical earthworm Polypheretima elongata (Megascolecidae) by addition of Zea mays and Mucuna pruriens var. utilis litter to the soil

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 45-53

  Huerta, E ^a   Fragoso, C ^b   Barois, I ^b   Lavelle, P ^c  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Light fraction; Mucuna pruriens var. utilis; Organic matter; Polypheretima elongata; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

FABACEAE; GRAMINACEAE; MEGASCOLECIDAE; MUCUNA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS VAR. UTILIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; POACEAE; POLYPHERETIMA ELONGATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 26944493006     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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