The Effects of Gliricidia-Derived Biochar on Sequential Maize and Bean Farming

The Effects of Gliricidia-Derived Biochar on Sequential Maize and Bean Farming

The addition of biochar to soils can improve soil fertility and increase agricultural productivity. We carried out a field experiment in which biochar produced from Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp. was added to low-fertility Brazilian planosol and tested to increase the yield of maize (Zea m...

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Main Authors: Ana Castro, Nilcileny da Silva Batista, Agnieszka E. Latawiec, Aline Rodrigues, Bernardo Strassburg, Daniel Silva, Ednaldo Araujo, Luiz Fernando D. de Moraes, Jose Guilherme Guerra, Gabriel Galvão, Helena Alves-Pinto, Maiara Mendes, Juliana Silveira dos Santos, Marcio C. Rangel, Mariela Figueredo, Gerard Cornelissen, Sarah Hale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
biochar
maize and beans
smallholder farming
productivity
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/3/578

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