Biochar from Miscanthus: A potential silicon fertilizer

Plant and Soil

Volumn 374, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 871-882

  Houben, David ^a,b   Sonnet, Philippe ^a   Cornelis, Jean Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE LASALLE BEAUVAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Biochar; Carbon sequestration; Fertilizer; Phytoliths; Silicon

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTIC FACTOR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; FERTILIZER; GRASS; PHYTOLITH; RESIDENCE TIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL RESPIRATION; TROPICAL SOIL;

EID: 84890878942     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1885-8     Document Type: Article

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