The effects and mechanisms of soil acidity changes, following incorporation of biochars in three soils differing in initial pH

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1606-1614

  Dai, Zhongmin ^a   Wang, Yining ^a   Muhammad, Niaz ^a   Yu, Xiongsheng ^a   Xiao, Kongcao ^a   Meng, Jun ^a   Liu, Xingmei ^a   Xu, Jianming ^a   Brookes, Philip C ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; FERTILIZERS; NITRIFICATION; PH EFFECTS;

INCORPORATION RATES; N TRANSFORMATION; PH BUFFERING; PRIMING EFFECTS; SOIL ACIDIFICATIONS; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SWINE MANURE;

SOILS;

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; MAGNITUDE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PH; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL TYPE;

CHINA;

EID: 84907483398     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2013.08.0340     Document Type: Article

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