With the advent of the Green Revolution, there has been a quantum leap in the use of
synthetic herbicides and pesticides throughout the world to sustain high yielding crop
varieties. Continuous use of these synthetic chemicals leads to loss of soil fertility and soil
organisms. To explore the effect of exposure to commercial herbicide (Butachlor) on the life
history parameters (biomass, clitellum development, and cocoon production) and the
histological changes in the earthworm Eisenia fetida over 60 days, the dried cow dung was …

With the advent of the Green Revolution, there has been a quantum leap in the use of
synthetic herbicides and pesticides throughout the world to sustain high yielding crop
varieties. Continuous use of these synthetic chemicals leads to loss of soil fertility and soil
organisms. To explore the effect of exposure to commercial herbicide (Butachlor) on the life
history parameters (biomass, clitellum development, and cocoon production) and the
histological changes in the earthworm Eisenia fetida over 60 days, the dried cow dung was …