Low cost maize stover biochar as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer for improvement of soil chemical properties, growth and yield of tomatoes on degraded soil of Northern Uganda

Abstract Background Soil fertility decline due to nutrient mining coupled with low inorganic fertilizer usage is a major cause of low crop yields across sub-Saharan Africa. Recently, biochar potential to improve soil fertility has gained significant attention but there are limited studies on the use...

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Published in:	BMC Plant Biology
Main Authors:	Cosmas Wacal, Daniel Basalirwa, John Byalebeka, Mitsuri Tsubo, Eiji Nishihara
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-10-01
Subjects:	Soil fertility Maize stover biochar Tomatoes Growth Soil chemical properties Yield
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-023-04468-5