RESTORING THE HEALTH OF WALLOON AGRICULTURAL SOILS BY PROMOTING EARTHWORM AND MICROBIAL ACTIVITY ; Restauration de la santé des sols agricoles wallons par la promotion de l'activité lombricienne et microbienne

Nowadays, to ensure sustainable production, it is essential to promote two actors essential to the resilience of our soils: earthworms and microorganisms communities (EMC). Through the ecological functions they perform in soils (decomposition/mineralization of organic matter, stability of aggregates, resistance to biotic or abiotic stresses,…), they contribute to the provision of ecosystem services to mankind (permeability/infiltration of water in soils, erosion control, ultimately primary production,…). The relationship between EMC is far from being understood: Positive feedbacks would take p... Mehr ...