Effects of crop-straw biochar on crop growth and soil fertility over a wheat-millet rotation in soils of China

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 311-319

  Zhao, X ^a   Wang, J W ^a,b   Xu, H J ^a   Zhou, C J ^b   Wang, S Q ^a   Xing, G X ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Cation exchange capacity; Harvest index; Nutrient uptake; PH

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CROP ROTATION; MILLET; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PH; SOIL FERTILITY; STRAW; WHEAT;

CHINA;

EID: 84906486808     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12124     Document Type: Article

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