Effect of biochar type on macronutrient retention and release from soilless substrate

HortScience

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1397-1402

  Altland, James E ^a   Locke, James C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Columns; Fertilizer; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium

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EID: 84888088916     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.48.11.1397     Document Type: Article

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