Effects of earthworm casts on crop production
Greenhouse and field studies were conducted to determine the effect of earthworm casts on the production of maize and cowpea. In pot experiments with mixtures of soil and casts, shoot and root dry matter (OM) of maize and cowpea increased with increasing proportion of casts. Shoot OM of cowpea and r...
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| author | Asawalam, D.O. Hauser, S. |
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| description | Greenhouse and field studies were conducted to determine the effect of earthworm casts on the production of maize and cowpea. In pot experiments with mixtures of soil and casts, shoot and root dry matter (OM) of maize and cowpea increased with increasing proportion of casts. Shoot OM of cowpea and root OM of maize increased significantly when worm casts were applied to the soil surface but not when the casts were mixed with the soil. Under field conditions, maize grain yield increased by 73%, 114%, and 180% over the control (without worm casts) when 50 t ha-1, 100 t ha-1, and 150 t ha-1 of casts were applied, respectively. At the 150 t ha-1 rate, a significantly higher maize grain yield was maintained over two cropping seasons. The study demonstrated that earthworm casts are an important resource that can be harnessed for increased crop production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1036712023-06-13T05:01:28Z Effects of earthworm casts on crop production Asawalam, D.O. Hauser, S. earthworms maize cowpeas crop yield nigeria crop production Greenhouse and field studies were conducted to determine the effect of earthworm casts on the production of maize and cowpea. In pot experiments with mixtures of soil and casts, shoot and root dry matter (OM) of maize and cowpea increased with increasing proportion of casts. Shoot OM of cowpea and root OM of maize increased significantly when worm casts were applied to the soil surface but not when the casts were mixed with the soil. Under field conditions, maize grain yield increased by 73%, 114%, and 180% over the control (without worm casts) when 50 t ha-1, 100 t ha-1, and 150 t ha-1 of casts were applied, respectively. At the 150 t ha-1 rate, a significantly higher maize grain yield was maintained over two cropping seasons. The study demonstrated that earthworm casts are an important resource that can be harnessed for increased crop production. 2001-04 2019-09-17T16:29:37Z 2019-09-17T16:29:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103671 en Limited Access Asawalam, D.O. & Hauser, S. (2001). Effects of earthworm casts on crop production. Tropical Agriculture, 78(2), 76-81. |
| spellingShingle | earthworms maize cowpeas crop yield nigeria crop production Asawalam, D.O. Hauser, S. Effects of earthworm casts on crop production |
| title | Effects of earthworm casts on crop production |
| title_full | Effects of earthworm casts on crop production |
| title_fullStr | Effects of earthworm casts on crop production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of earthworm casts on crop production |
| title_short | Effects of earthworm casts on crop production |
| title_sort | effects of earthworm casts on crop production |
| topic | earthworms maize cowpeas crop yield nigeria crop production |
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