The habitat of the geophagous tropical earthworm minhocuçu Chibui bari (Righi; Guerra, 1985), up to 60 cm long, are different soils in the state of Acre. The activity of this species results in the production of large amounts of nutrient-rich casts. The objective of this study was to evaluate maize growth in soil with activity of the earthworm Chibui bari. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse of the University Federal of Acre, in Rio Branco, Acre, in 2009. […]

Chibui bari is an edaphic oligochaeta from the Amazon region, called “minhocuçu” in view of its large size (length up to 60 cm). Their castings, in tower-shaped mounds with a height of up to 30 cm and dry weight of 2 kg, are common on the soil surface of Acre State. The objective of this study was to compare nutrient availability, organic carbon concentration and microbial activity in Chibui bari castings with soil of the surroundings under secondary forest, rubber […]