Effects of charcoal-enriched goat manure on soil fertility parameters and growth of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) in a sandy soil from northern Oman

The effect of charcoal feeding on manure quality and its subsequent application to enhance soil productivity has received little attention. The objectives of the present study therefore were to investigate the effects of (i) charcoal feeding on manure composition, and (ii) charcoal-enriched manure a...

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Main Authors: Melanie Willich, Anne Kathrin Schiborra, Laura Quaranta, Andreas Buerkert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
Subjects:
SOC
Online Access:http://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2016101851076