Synergistic effect of a tropical earthworm Balanteodrilus pearsei and velvetbean Mucuna pruriens var. utilis on maize growth and crop production

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 356-362

  Ortiz Ceballos, Angel I ^a   Fragoso, Carlos ^b   Brown, George G ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Green manures; Native earthworms; Sustainable agriculture; Tropical agroecosystems; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

BALANTEODRILUS PEARSEI; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; MUCUNA PRURIENS VAR. UTILIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33751545814     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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