Responses of methane emissions and rice yield to applications of biochar and straw in a paddy field

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1450-1460

  Dong, Da ^a   Yang, Min ^a   Wang, Cheng ^a   Wang, Hailong ^b   Li, Yi ^c   Luo, Jiafa ^d   Wu, Weixiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AFE SolutioNZ ^*  (New Zealand)

^d RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bamboo biochar; CH4 emission; Rice straw; Rice straw biochar; Rice yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BAMBOO; CHARCOAL; CROP YIELD; METHANE; PADDY FIELD; STRAW; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84881546272     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-013-0732-0     Document Type: Article

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