Wheat growth and yield responses to biochar addition under Mediterranean climate conditions

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1177-1187

  Olmo, Manuel ^a   Alburquerque, José Antonio ^a   Barrón, Vidal ^a   del Campillo, María Carmen ^a   Gallardo, Antonio ^b   Fuentes, Mariano ^a   Villar, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Plant growth; Relative growth rate; Root traits; Soil fertility; Specific leaf area; Specific root length

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922002618     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: 14320789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-014-0959-y     Document Type: Article

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