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As the main natural wealth of Moldova, soil warrants special care. Agriculture, in particular, should pay attention to the soil’s humus and nutrient status – and restore losses of humus and the nutrients used by crops. This requires measures to improve soil fertility. Research at Maximovca ETS highlights the value of compost produced from organic wastes by earthworms; soils to which worm compost was incorporated in doses of 3–4 t/ha over 3 months showed increased humus content of 15.2–24.2 % compared with the control.
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Cremeniac, L., Boclaci, T. (2014). Worm Compost to Improve Soil Fertility. In: Dent, D. (eds) Soil as World Heritage. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6187-2_41
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