Recurring detrimental impact of agrochemicals on the ecosystem, and a glimpse of organic farming as a possible rescue

PD Gnanaprakasam, AJ Vanisree - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Today's world is more concerned about rapid urbanization rather than the most important
source for all lives “Agriculture,” and in recent years, this field has gained much bigger …

[PDF][PDF] Comparative study of the effect of chemical fertilizers and organic fertilizers on Eisenia foetida

N Rai, P Ashiya, DS Rathore - International Journal of Innovative …, 2014 - academia.edu
Today fertilizer has become essential to modern agriculture to feed the growing population.
Chemical fertilizers are used extensively in modern agriculture, in order to improve crop …

Effects of rubber leaf litter vermicompost on earthworm population and yield of pineapple (Ananas comosus) in West Tripura, India

PS Chaudhuri, TK Paul, A Dey, M Datta… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Rubber leaves are the abundant agro-waste and pineapple, the most economically
important fruit crop in Tripura. So, in our present study, different amounts of rubber leaf …

Plasma-treated nitrogen-enriched manure does not impose adverse effects on soil fauna feeding activity or springtails and earthworms abundance

H Mousavi, T Cottis, R Pommeresche, P Dörsch… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plasma treatment of animal manure is a new technology, enriching the manure with plant-
available nitrogen. Therefore, the product is termed nitrogen-enriched organic fertilizer …

Contribution of Agroforestry Systems in the Cultivation of Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense) Grown in the Amazon Region of Ecuador

Y Vargas, W Viera, A Díaz, L Tinoco, J Macas… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agroforestry systems allow conservation of natural resources and promotion of sustainable
agriculture in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Nevertheless, the benefit of the associated species …

Altitude, Land Use and Soil Depth Effects on Earthworm Density and its Relationship to Soil Properties in an On-Farm Study

A Adhikari, Y Bajgai, J Rabgyal, R Lal… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Earthworms play a critical role in soil ecosystem functions through the cycling of
organic matter and nutrients. However, some land uses or environmental conditions are …

Species richness, community organization, and spatiotemporal distribution of earthworms in the pineapple agroecosystems of Tripura, India

A Dey, PS Chaudhuri - International Journal of Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The impact that plant communities may have on underground faunal diversity is unclear.
Therefore, understanding the links between plants and organisms is of major interest …

Soil Oligochaeta communities after 9 decades of continuous fertilization in a bare fallow experiment

C Pelosi, G Boros, F van Oort, O Schmidt - Soil Organisms, 2020 - soil-organisms.org
Mineral and organic fertilizers and amendments modify soil characteristics and impact
beneficial soil organisms. However, conventional fertilizer experiments cannot separate …

Phosphorus fertilizers from sewage sludge ash and animal blood have no effect on earthworms

M Jastrzębska, MK Kostrzewska, K Treder - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil invertebrates are crucial for agroecosystem functioning yet sensitive to agricultural
practices, including fertilization. Considering the postulates of circular phosphorus economy …

Effect of the 32nd-year Soil Tillage and Nitrogen fertilization on the Population and Biomass of Earthworm under Zea mays L

DP Dedy Prasetyo, DI Dwi Imaria… - … of Tropical Soils, 2021 - repository.lppm.unila.ac.id
the abundance and biomass of earthworms are affected by soil tillage and fertilization. This
research aimed to study long-term 32nd-year soil tillage and nitrogen fertilization on the …