Biochar amendment to coarse sandy subsoil improves root growth and increases water retention

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 109-118

  Bruun, E W ^a   Petersen, C T ^b   Hansen, E ^b   Holm, J K ^c   Hauggaard Nielsen, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Chemical Engineering   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biochar; Root development; Soil moisture content; Subsoil

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; BIOENERGY; CROP YIELD; DRAINAGE; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRIENT; PYROLYSIS; ROOT; SANDY SOIL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; SUBSOIL; WATER RETENTION;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 84900666488     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12102     Document Type: Article

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