Assessment of handicaps owing to high input (HIP) farming on the soil macro-invertebrates diversity in sugarcane field
2010
Rana, N. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Zoology and Fisheries) | Rana, S.A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Zoology and Fisheries) | Khan, H.A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Zoology and Fisheries) | Sohail, A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Agricultural Entomology)
The modern and intensified agriculture can cause significant reduction in diversity of soil macro-invertebrates resulting in negative impacts on soil organisms, aeration, and decomposition of organic matter and functional roles of component populations. Keeping in view these facts, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of high input farming on soil macro-invertebrates diversity in comparison to low input farming system. Soil samples were taken by core sampler from three micro-habitats from a randomly selected field (open edge, subshadow and within field) for two consecutive years, for the session 2008 & 2009. Soil samples were sorted out in the laboratory for the collection of macro-invertebrates by direct hand picking, preserved in the 70% ethanol solution with few drops of glycerin and identified up to species level. A total of 2138 specimens belonging to various order and families were recorded from both low input and high input. Out of 2138 specimen
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