Effects of earthworms on soil properties and rice production in the rainfed paddy fields of Northeast Thailand

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 298-303

  Choosai, Chutinan ^a   Jouquet, Pascal ^b,c   Hanboonsong, Yupa ^a   Hartmann, Christian ^b,d  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c SFRI   (Viet Nam)

^d IRD IWMI NAFRI   (Laos)

Author keywords

Casts; Earthworm; Paddy field; Rice growth; Thailand

Indexed keywords

DRAWIDA;

EID: 77954144760     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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