Influence of biochar application to soil on the availability of As, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn to maize (Zea mays L.)

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 638-647

  Namgay, Tshewang ^a   Singh, Balwant ^a   Singh, Bhupinder Pal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Forest Science Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

adsorption; bioavailability; char; maize; soil contamination; trace elements; trace elements.

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOCHAR; CHAR; CROP PRODUCTIVITY; DRY MATTER YIELD; LITTLE RESEARCH; MAIZE; MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.); MAIZE PLANTS; POT EXPERIMENT; SANDY SOILS; SOIL CARBON POOL; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAKES; LEAD; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BIOAVAILABILITY; CADMIUM; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; COPPER; CROP PRODUCTION; DRY MATTER; GROWTH RESPONSE; MAIZE; SANDY SOIL; SHOOT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77957553192     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR10049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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