.jpg)
Claim · model-written summary
Fine chopping maize chaff below 2 cm did not significantly alter earthworm regulatory capacity.
- Taxon
- Lumbricus terrestris
.jpg?width=60)
Lumbricus terrestrist0 - Treatment
- Fine chopping of the chaff (< 2 cm)e0
- Outcome
- earthworms’ regulatory capacitye0
- Direction
- did not significantly altere0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Fine chopping of the chaff (< 2 cm) did not significantly alter the earthworms’ regulatory capacity.”
t0“Lumbricus terrestris”
Title
Christine van Capelle; Friederike Meyer-Wolfarth; Torsten Meiners; et al. Plant and Soil 2021. doi:10.1007/s11104-021-04882-4
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect L. terrestris suppressed F. graminearum in maize mulch.
- Intervention effect L. terrestris slightly promoted F. verticillioides in maize mulch.
- Intervention effect Earthworms significantly accelerated degradation of all three measured mycotoxins in maize mulch.
- Recommendation The authors conclude that the earthworm effect combined with adapted management can support healthy soils and sustainable production.