Pelletized biochar as a carrier for AM fungi in the on-farm system of inoculum production in compost and vermiculite mixtures

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 253-262

  Douds, David D ^a   Lee, Joe ^a   Uknalis, Joe ^a   Boateng, Akwasi A ^a   Ziegler Ulsh, Christine ^b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Rodale Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GRANULATION; PELLETIZING;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI; FARM PRODUCTION; HORTICULTURAL CROPS; HOST PLANTS; INOCULUM PRODUCTIONS; LIGHT EXPANDED CLAY AGGREGATES (LECA); PLANT PRODUCTION; POTTING MEDIA;

FUNGI;

CHARCOAL; COLONIZATION; COMPOST; CROP PRODUCTION; GRASS; HORTICULTURE; HOST PLANT; INFECTIVITY; INOCULATION; VERMICULITE;

FUNGI;

EID: 84908488669     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2014.941515     Document Type: Article

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