@article{fdi:010080635,
  title = {{E}arthworm inoculation improves upland rice crop yield and other agrosystem services in {M}adagascar},
  author = {{R}atsiatosika, {O}. and {R}azafindrakoto, {M}. and {R}azafimbelo, {T}. and {R}abenarivo, {M}. and {B}ecquer, {T}hierry and {B}ernard, {L}aetitia and {T}rap, {J}ean and {B}lanchart, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he effects of earthworm inoculation and cropping systems on upland rice systems were examined over a four-year period in the {H}ighlands of {M}adagascar. {E}ach year, endogeic earthworms {P}ontoscolex corethrurus ({R}hinodrilidae) were inoculated ({EW}+) at a density of 75 ind m(-2) or were not inoculated ({EW}0). {I}noculation was tested in three cropping systems: conservation agriculture ({CA}) and traditional tillage with or without residues restitution. {S}oil and plant properties were measured during the first three years while soil biological properties were assessed at the fourth year. {A}t the end of the experiment, earthworm density was three-fold higher in {EW}+ than in {EW}0, demonstrating the success of the inoculation. {E}arthworm density was more important in {CA} than in tillage systems. {E}arthworm inoculation had higher significant effects on soil and plant properties than cropping systems. {E}arthworm inoculation had positive effects on soil macroaggregation (+43%), aboveground biomass (+27%), rice grain yield (+45%), and {N} grain amount (+43%). {I}ntensifying earthworm activity in field conditions to meet the challenge of ecological transition is supported by our study.},
  keywords = {{P}ontoscolex corethrurus ; soil ecological intensification ; {F}erralsols ; soil macroaggregates ; rice growth ; rice yield ; {MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}griculture},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {60 [14 ]},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.3390/agriculture11010060},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080635},
}