Cover cropping with oilseed radish ( Raphanus sativus ) alone does not enhance deep burrowing earthworm ( Lumbricus terrestris ) midden counts
Cover cropping with oilseed radish ( Raphanus sativus ) alone does not enhance deep burrowing earthworm ( Lumbricus terrestris ) midden counts
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仅用油籽萝卜( Raphanus sativus )覆盖种植并不能增加深穴蚯蚓( Lumbricus terrestris )巢穴的数量
DOI:
10.1016/j.still.2016.07.013
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Stroud J
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作者:
Stroud J
Deep burrowing earthworms are important ecosystem service providers but their populations are reduced by arable cultivations. We need to both better understand the impact of changes in crop management on earthworms and implement practices to enhance their in-field populations. Two current trends in arable cropping are the increased use of non-inversion tillage and over winter cover crops.Lumbricus terrestrisabundances were estimated using midden counting on two field trials comparing tillage and cover cropping management practices. The long running (8-year) field trial showed that shallow non-inversion tillage had significantly (p <0.01) greaterL. terrestrisabundances at 4.3 middens per m2, in comparison to deep (ca. 20 cm) non-inversion tillage (3 middens per m2) and conventional ploughing (ca. 25 cm) (1.9 middens per m2), indicating that it is inversion rather than the depth of soil disturbance that is detrimental to their abundance. All trials showed that cover cropping with oilseed radish had no significant (p >0.05) effect onL. terrestrismidden counts, either during winter cover cropping or within the arable rotation. Field observations identified that 93% of middens were associated with crop leaves (still attached to the stem) incorporated into the burrow which may be a novel route of agrochemical exposure and needs further investigation.