Earthworm populations under different tillage systems in organic farming

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-214

  Peigne J ^a   Cannavaciuolo, M ^b   Gautronneau, Y ^a   Aveline, A ^b   Giteau, J L ^c   Cluzeau, D ^d  

^a ISARA Lyon   (France)

^b ESA   (France)

^c Chambres d'Agriculture de Bretagne   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biomass; Conservation tillage; Earthworms; Organic farming; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; EARTHWORMS; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL STRUCTURE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; POROSITY; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; BURROW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARTHWORM; ORGANIC FARMING; POROSITY; TILLAGE; ZERO TILLAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349138206     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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