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Insights of agricultural sustainability by the use of earthworms

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Pesticides and other agrochemicals are introduced into the soil through agricultural practices. Earthworms contribute to the ecosystem services, such as pedogenesis and soil aeration, water regulation, and bioremediation of pesticides and chemicals, act ...
Baljeet Singh Saharan, Pushap Lata, Reema Deshwal, Dharmender Kumar, Swati Tyagi, Deepansh Sharma, Anita Santal, Neelam Kumari Mandal, Ramesh Kumar, Gajender Singh, Jayanti Tokas, Joginder Singh Duhan   +11 more
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Cocoon viability and evidence for delayed hatching by the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris in a laboratory-based study. [PDF]

, 2014
Clitellate Lumbricus terrestris, obtained from 5 commercial suppliers (A-E) and also field collected (F) - grassland in Preston, Lancashire, UK, were kept under controlled environmental conditions (15 °C and 24 h darkness) in a sterilised loam soil and ...
Butt, Kevin Richard, Lowe, Christopher Nathan   +1 more
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Contrasted habitat selection among Eurasian curlew populations according to landscape heterogeneity and breeding stage

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 4, May 2026.
This study aimed to quantify the spatio‐temporal use of breeding environments by the Eurasian curlew in 5 contrasting agricultural landscapes. To this end, 64 individuals were tagged with GPS devices to assess their space use according to their breeding stages and define their foraging habitat selection.
Marie Donnez, Emmanuel Joyeux, Frédéric Jiguet, Jean‐Noël Ballot, Jeanne Bienvenut, Alain Chartier, Etienne Debenest, Charlotte Francesiaz, Aurélien Lacondemine, Christophe Lartigau, Yves‐Marie Le Guen, Jacques Maout, Charline Pierrefeu, David Pinaud, Nicolas Terrel, Pierrick Bocher   +15 more
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Contributions of EU-project REPCO to apple scab control [PDF]

, 2006
The objective of REPCO is to contribute to the replacement of copper fungicides in organic agriculture by new measures for control of downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola) in grapevine and scab (Venturia inaequalis) in apple.
Eiben, Ute, Heijne, Bart, Hockenhull, John, Köhl, Jürgen, Lindhard Pedersen, Hanne, Tamm, Lucius, Trapmann, Marc   +6 more
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Incorporating soil biological and functional attributes to advance ecological restoration

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 735-746, May 2026.
Earth is currently experiencing a mass extinction crisis, predominantly driven by anthropogenic activities, with land use change causing widespread loss and degradation of native ecosystems and indigenous species. There is an urgent need to halt this trend and restore degraded habitat to preserve biodiversity and protect threatened plants and animals ...
Uffe N. Nielsen, Dylan Bristol, Chongzhe Zhang, Paola Raupp   +3 more
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OPAL Community Environment Report [PDF]

, 2012
The Open Air Laboratories network, or OPAL, as it quickly became known, was launched in 2007 following a successful application to the Big Lottery Fund It was the first time that Big Lottery funding on this scale had been awarded to academic ...
Bachariou, Carolina, Davies, Linda, Eastwood, Jennifer, Fradera, Roger, Hill, Laura, Imperial College London, Open Air Laboratories Programme, Toogood, Mark   +7 more
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Enhancing soil health through no‐till, cover crops, and compost: A 5‐year field study

Soil Science Society of America Journal, Volume 90, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
Abstract The capacity of soil management systems to conserve and promote soil health is crucial for its sustainability. While the effects of individual soil management practices on soil health receive considerable attention, their combined effects remain understudied. This paper presents the results of a 5‐year field experiment designed to evaluate the
Daniel Růžička, Helena Dvořáčková, Jana Vavříková, Karel Klem, Jaroslav Záhora, Sneha Patra   +5 more
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Effect of permanent ground cover on agronomic properties and soil fertility in an organic peach orchard [PDF]

, 2010
In conventional orchards, weeds on the raw are mainly controlled with chemical herbicides because of their efficiency, their low cost and ease of use.
Bussi, Claude, Capowiez, Yvan, Gomez, Christelle, Parveaud, Claude-Eric   +3 more
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Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Organic Sunscreens Used Worldwide, Alone and in Mixture, on Terrestrial Plants

Environmental Toxicology, Volume 41, Issue 5, Page 257-269, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The environmental hazards of sunscreens are discussed worldwide. However, there are few ecotoxicological studies on these compounds alone for edaphic organisms, and none for their mixtures. Avobenzone (1 and 10 ng/L), octocrylene (10 and 100 μg/L), and oxybenzone (2 and 20 μg/L), alone and in binary combinations (between the lowest and the ...
Diego Espirito Santo, Edson Araújo de Almeida, Elisângela Dusman, A. C. Downs, Regiane da Silva Gonzalez, Osvaldo Valarini Junior, Ana Paula Peron   +6 more
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PENGARUH KONSENTRASI EKSTRAK CACING TANAH (Lumbricus rubellus)TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN BAKTERI Salmonella typhi

Journal of Muhammadiyah Medical Laboratory Technologist, 2016
PENGARUH KONSENTRASI EKSTRAK CACING TANAH (Lumbricus rubellus)TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN BAKTERI Salmonella typhi   L.Soedjoto,S.Si Prodi D3 Analis Kesehatan UM Surabaya   Abstract Earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus) is one organism that is widely used as a ...
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