Some Biological Parameters of Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) in Pesticide-Applied Vermicompost
Abstract
The objective of this study
was to determine some biological parameters of red California worm (Eisenia fetida) in pesticides applied
vermicompost. The study conducted under in-vitro
conditions, as Randomized Block Design with five raplications. Commonly
used Granland®, Demond® and Safacol®
pesticides in Muş province (Turkey) were used as treatments. The temperature
and humidity ratio for the experiment were 20-29°C and 70 to 90%,
respectively. The experiments were
resumed until the young worms hatched from a cocoon reproduced cocoons again.
For investigating the effect of the treatments on specific features One-Way
Analysis of Variance (One-way ANOVA) and for determining of different groups
TUKEY Multiple Comparison Test were used.
Variance analysis indicated that there was no statistically differences
among fungicide doses in terms of worm weight (P=0.113);
however, there were differences in terms of insecticide and herbicide doses
(P=0.000). It was detected that there were significant differences among
pesticide doses in respect to the cocoon and worm numbers (P=0.000).
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
April 30, 2020
Submission Date
May 30, 2019
Acceptance Date
October 16, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 23 Number: 2
Cited By
Effects of commonly used pesticides (demond, granland and safacol) on non-targeted organisms (wheat plant, soil nematodes, microfungi and aerobic mesophilic bacteria) in Muş Province, Turkey
Bitlis Eren University Journal of Science and Technology
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