Earthworms are important for soil functioning in arable cropping systems and earthworm species differ in their response to soil tillage and crop residue management. Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) are rare in intensively tilled arable fields. In two parallel field trials with either non-inv...
Frazão, Joana
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Goede, Ron G.M. de
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Salánki, Tamás E.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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Faber, Jack H.
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Hedde, Mickaël
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Pulleman, Mirjam M.
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[Responses of earthworm communities to crop residue management after inoculation of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)]
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Responses of earthworm communities to crop residue management after inoculation of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sampling and analysis or visual examination of soil to assess its status and use potential is widely practiced from plot to national scales. However, the choice of relevant soil attributes and interpretation of measurements are not straightforward, because of the complexity and site-specificity o...
Bünemann, Else K.
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Bongiorno, Giulia
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Bai, Zhanguo
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Creamer, Rachel E.
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Deyn, Gerlinde de
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Goede, Ron G.M. de
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Fleskens, Luuk
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Geissen, Violette
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Kuyper, Thomas W.
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Mäder, Paul
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Pulleman, Mirjam
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Sukkel, Wijnand
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Groenigen, Jan Willem van
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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[Soil quality – A critical review]
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Soil quality – A critical review
An experiment was conducted in 1990 and 1991 at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria to study the role of earthworms in the decomposition of plant residue mulches with different qualities. Five mulches of Dactyladenia barteri, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leu...
Tian, G.
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Kang, B.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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[Effect of mulch quality on earthworm activity and nutrient supply in the humid tropics]
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Effect of mulch quality on earthworm activity and nutrient supply in the humid tropics
Tian, G.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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Kang, B.
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Swift, M.J.
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[Soil faunamediated decomposition of plant residues under constrained environmental and residue quality conditions]
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Soil faunamediated decomposition of plant residues under constrained environmental and residue quality conditions
Tiang, G.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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Kang, B.
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[The potential of application of prunnings with contrasting chemical compositions for improvement of tropical crop production]
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The potential of application of prunnings with contrasting chemical compositions for improvement of tropical crop production
Production ecology and conservation biology have long focused on providing the knowledge base for intensive food production and biodiversity conservation, respectively. With increasing global food insecurity and continuing biodiversity decline, we show that the largely separate development of the...
Brussaard, Lijbert
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Caron, P.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Lipper, Leslie
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Mainka, S
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Rabbinge, Rudy
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Babin, D.
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Pulleman, M
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[Reconciling biodiversity conservation and food security: scientific challenges for a new agriculture]
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Reconciling biodiversity conservation and food security: scientific challenges for a new agriculture