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RESEARCH ON EARTHWORMS COMMUNITY IN AGRICULTURAL CROPS IN THE MOLDOVA PLATEAU

Published:2020 Issue: Volume:13 Page:55-59
ISSN:2248-129X
Container-title:Romanian Journal for Plant Protection
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Short-container-title:Rom. J. Plant. Prot.

Author:

Amuza Angela Cristina¹,Zaharia Roxana²,Leveanu Ionuț²,Gheorghe Alin Georgian²

Affiliation:

1. Research - Development Institute for Plant Protection Bucharest, Romania University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, Romania

2. Research - Development Institute for Plant Protection Bucharest, Romania

Abstract

"Over the last 40 years, over-cultivation of the soil has led to the loss of about 30% of arable land worldwide destroying the micro- and macro-fauna that provides its life. Earthworms play an important role in soil formation contributing to the composition and functioning of its ecosystem. The purpose of this study was to assess the presence of earthworm species in maize, rapeseed, soybean and barley crops in the Moldova Plateau (North-Eastern Romania) in 2020. The sampling consisted of 15 pits of 25x25x40 cm per crop. Five earthworm species belonging to three genera Aporrectodea, Eisenia and Dendrodrilus were identified. Most earthworms (adults and juveniles) were collected from maize crop (39.63%). In rapeseed crop were collected 30.18% of earthworms and in barley and soybean each 15.09% of earthworms. The most abundant species was Aporrectodea caliginosa nocturna with 37.71% of the total adult earthworms. This study reports the first data on earthworm fauna for the Moldova Region in North-Eastern Romania."

Publisher

Institutul de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Protectia Plantelor Bucuresti

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