Earthworms building up soil microbiota, a review

RM Medina-Sauza, M Álvarez-Jiménez… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The positive effect of earthworms on soil processes and plant growth has been extensively
documented. The capacity of earthworms to decompose organic matter has been attributed …

The role of earthworms in agronomy: Consensus, novel insights and remaining challenges

A Vidal, M Blouin, I Lubbers, Y Capowiez… - Advances in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Earthworms have a prominent role in supporting soil functioning and thus in providing key
services to humanity. Their beneficial role relates to effects on soil structure, carbon and …

Microbial diversity of vermicompost bacteria that exhibit useful agricultural traits and waste management potential

J Pathma, N Sakthivel - SpringerPlus, 2012 - Springer
Vermicomposting is a non-thermophilic, boioxidative process that involves earthworms and
associated microbes. This biological organic waste decomposition process yields the …

Greenhouse-gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms

IM Lubbers, KJ Van Groenigen, SJ Fonte, J Six… - Nature Climate …, 2013 - nature.com
Earthworms play an essential part in determining the greenhouse-gas balance of soils
worldwide, and their influence is expected to grow over the next decades. They are thought …

[图书][B] Aboveground-belowground linkages: biotic interactions, ecosystem processes, and global change

RD Bardgett, DA Wardle - 2010 - books.google.com
Aboveground-Belowground Linkages provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive
synthesis of recent advances in our understanding of the roles that interactions between …

Vermiculture technology: earthworms, organic wastes, and environmental management

CA Edwards, NQ Arancon, RL Sherman - 2010 - books.google.com
Exploring the dramatic growth and changes in the field of vermicomposting since 1988, this
comprehensive review assesses the advancements made in government-funded projects in …

[HTML][HTML] The wonders of earthworms & its vermicompost in farm production: Charles Darwin's 'friends of farmers', with potential to replace destructive chemical …

RK Sinha, S Agarwal, K Chauhan, D Valani - Agricultural sciences, 2010 - scirp.org
Earthworms and its excreta (vermicast) promises to usher in the 'Second Green
Revolution'by completely replacing the destructive agro chemicals which did more harm …

[PDF][PDF] Embarking on a second green revolution for sustainable agriculture by vermiculture biotechnology using earthworms: reviving the dreams of Sir Charles Darwin

RK Sinha, D Valani, K Chauhan… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2010 - academia.edu
Vermiculture biotechnology promises to usher in the 'Second Green Revolution'by
completely replacing the destructive agro-chemicals which did more harm than good to both …

Do earthworms impact metal mobility and availability in soil?–A review

T Sizmur, ME Hodson - Environmental pollution, 2009 - Elsevier
The importance of earthworms to ecosystem functioning has led to many studies on the
impacts of metals on earthworms. Far less attention has been paid to the impact that …

Sewage treatment by vermifiltration with synchronous treatment of sludge by earthworms: a low-cost sustainable technology over conventional systems with potential …

RK Sinha, G Bharambe, U Chaudhari - The environmentalist, 2008 - Springer
Earthworms' body works as a 'biofilter'and they have been found to remove the 5 days' BOD
(BOD 5) by over 90%, COD by 80–90%, total dissolved solids (TDS) by 90–92%, and the …