Earthworms building up soil microbiota, a review

RM Medina-Sauza, M Álvarez-Jiménez… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The positive effect of earthworms on soil processes and plant growth has been extensively
documented. The capacity of earthworms to decompose organic matter has been attributed …

Reuse of agricultural wastes, manure, and biochar as an organic amendment: A review on its implications for vermicomposting technology

ST Raza, J Wu, ER Rene, Z Ali, Z Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
This review mainly aims to present the current issue of eco-agricultural wastes tremendously
increasing day by day, thereby causing threats to the environment and agricultural systems …

Network complexity of bacterial community driving antibiotic resistome in the microbiome of earthworm guts under different land use patterns

F Luo, Y Zhao, JY Xu, HT Wang, D Zhu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, the study of antibiotic resistance in the soil animal microbiome has attracted
extensive attention; however, the patterns of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of vermicompost preparation and application on waste recycling, NH3, and N2O emissions: A systematic review on vermicomposting

ST Raza, L Rong, ER Rene, Z Ali, H Iqbal… - … Technology & Innovation, 2024 - Elsevier
Improper waste management and increasing environmental pollution from contaminated
water and gaseous emissions are important challenges associated with rapid …

Earthworms reduce the dissemination potential of antibiotic resistance genes by changing bacterial co-occurrence patterns in soil

H Li, QP Luo, Q Pu, XR Yang, XL An, D Zhu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally distributed earthworms affect compositions of soil compounds, microbial community
structures, as well as antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Compared to their surroundings …

Assessment of earthworm activity on Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn bioavailability in contaminated soils using biota to soil accumulation factor and DTPA extraction

L **ao, MH Li, J Dai, M Motelica-Heino, XF Chen… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The study aims to investigate effect of earthworm activity on metal bioavailability in soils
using their BSAF-metals. Based on a microcosmic laboratory experiment, epigeic species …

Plant biostimulants in vermicomposts: Characteristics and plausible mechanisms

WS Wong, HT Zhong, AT Cross… - The chemical biology of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter focuses on the scientific discoveries pertaining to the characteristics and plant
growth biostimulating properties of vermicomposts. Vermicomposting is an efficient process …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the effect of intercropped leguminous service crops on main crops and soil processes using APSIM NG

E Lagerquist, I Vogeler, U Kumar, G Bergkvist… - Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
CONTEXT To improve agricultural sustainability, alternative cultivation methods and
assessment tools need to be developed. Integrating service crops (SC) can potentially …

[HTML][HTML] A density-based method to objectively quantify earthworm activity

P Garamszegi, T Calogiuri, M Hagens, A Vidal… - Applied Soil …, 2025 - Elsevier
Earthworms are among the most important soil fauna. To exert effects on soils, they need to
be active. Earthworm presence is often used as an indicator for activity, but this is not always …

[HTML][HTML] Earthworms, rice straw, and plant interactions change the organic connections in soil and promote the decontamination of cadmium in soil

AM Elyamine, MG Moussa, MA Ismael, J Wei… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The joint effects of earthworms and crop straw on toxic metal speciation are not clear, and
very limited information is available regarding the effects of their interaction on Cd mobility in …