Effects of biochar amendment in two soils on greenhouse gas emissions and crop production

Plant and Soil

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 287-298

  Wang, Jinyang ^a   Pan, Xiaojian ^a   Liu, Yinglie ^a   Zhang, Xiaolin ^a   Xiong, Zhengqin ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biochar; Crop yield; Greenhouse gas emissions; Paddy soil; Rice and wheat rotation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; PADDY FIELD; SOIL AMENDMENT; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84867745336     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1250-3     Document Type: Article

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