Enhanced wheat yield by biochar addition under different mineral fertilization levels

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 475-484

  Alburquerque, José Antonio ^a   Salazar, Pablo ^a   Barrón, Vidal ^b   Torrent, José ^b   Del Campillo, María Del Carmen ^b   Gallardo, Antonio ^c   Villar, Rafael ^a  

^a Campus de Rabanales   (Spain)

^b Universidad de Córdoba Edificio C4   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural wastes; Biochar; Grain yield; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Plant growth; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MINERAL; PYROLYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WHEAT; WOOD; YIELD RESPONSE;

ANDALUCIA; CORDOBA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 84878844820     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-012-0128-3     Document Type: Article

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