Biochar As Plant Growth Promoter: Better Off Alone or Mixed with Organic Amendments?

Biochar As Plant Growth Promoter: Better Off Alone or Mixed with Organic Amendments?

Biochar is nowadays largely used as a soil amendment and is commercialized worldwide. However, in temperate agro-ecosystems the beneficial effect of biochar on crop productivity is limited, with several studies reporting negative crop responses. In this work, we studied the effect of 10 biochar and...

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Main Authors: Giuliano Bonanomi, Francesca Ippolito, Gaspare Cesarano, Bruno Nanni, Nadia Lombardi, Angelo Rita, Antonio Saracino, Felice Scala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
organic amendment
crop productivity
C/N ratio
N content
organic matter quality
“terra preta”
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01570/full

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