Contrasting effects of manure and green waste biochars on the properties of an acidic ferralsol and productivity of a subtropical pasture

Plant and Soil

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 213-227

  Slavich, P G ^a   Sinclair, K ^a   Morris, S G ^a   Kimber, S W L ^a   Downie, A ^b   Van Zwieten, L ^a,c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Pacific Pyrolysis P/L ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochar; Ferralsol; Soil acidity; Soil carbon; Soil phosphorous

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; AGRONOMY; CHARCOAL; DAIRY FARMING; FERRALSOL; ION EXCHANGE; LIMING; MANURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PH; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CARBON; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

EID: 84876432980     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1412-3     Document Type: Article

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