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Abundance of earthworms in Nigerian ecological zones: implications for sustaining fertilizer-free soil fertility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: S. O. Owa --- Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria G. A. Dedeke --- Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria S. O. A. Morafa --- Department of Soil Science and Farm Mechanization, Nigeria J. A. Yeye --- Department of Geography and Regional Planning, NigeriaThe abundance of earthworms in the ecological zones in Nigeria has been determined and the possibility of earthworm functions replacing both mechanized land preparation and organic fertilizers discussed. The most abundant earthworms, comprising 62 % of the population, were the...