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6841: Meitemark - de viktigste husdyra? [Earthworms - the most important animals on a farm?]

Pommeresche, Reidun (2005) Meitemark - de viktigste husdyra? [Earthworms - the most important animals on a farm?]. Økologisk landbruk(4):pp. 26-28.

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Summary

Enkelte arter meitemark er helt rå til å spise planterester. Andre liker eller best å gnafse jord. Stor meitemark fjerner over 90 % av løvet på bakken innen neste vår. For å få flere meitemark i jorda, er det bra med husdyrgjødsel og flerårig kløver.

Additional Summary

Some species of earthworms are very eager to eat plant litter. Others like to crunch soil. These "night crawlers" make over 90% of the litter on the surface disappear until the next spring. To get more earthworms in your soil, apply animal manure and perennial clover leys.

Document Language:Norsk - Norwegian
Keywords:earthworms, decomposition, organic matter, litter, farming
Subject Areas: Soil > Soil quality > Soil biology
Research affiliation: Norway > NORSØK - Norwegian Centre for Ecological Agriculture
Total budget (Euro):0
Orgprints ID Number:6841
Contact:Pommeresche, Reidun
Deposited On:10 January 2006
EPrint Type:Journal paper
Published?:Published
Peer Review Status:Not peer-reviewed

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