Designing specific biochars to address soil constraints: A developing industry

Biochar and Soil Biota

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 165-201

  Joseph, Stephen ^a,b   Zwieten, Lukas Van ^c   Chia, Chee ^a   Kimber, S ^b   Munroe, Paul ^a   Lin, Yun ^a   Marjo, Chris ^a   Hook, James ^a   Thomas, Torsten ^a   Nielsen, Shaun ^a   Donne, S ^d   Taylor, Paul ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e Biochar Solutions   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1201/b14585     Document Type: Chapter

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