Biochar characteristics relate to its utility as an alternative soil inoculum carrier to peat and vermiculite

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 228-235

  Hale, Lauren ^a   Luth, Madeline ^a   Crowley, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

1 aminocyclopropane 1 carboxylate (ACC) deaminase; Auxin production; Biochar characterization; Carrier; Indole 3 pyruvate decarboxylase; PGPR; Soil inoculation

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PEAT; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANE 1 CARBOXYLATES; BIO CHARS; CARRIER; PGPR; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; SOIL INOCULATIONS;

SOILS;

BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; CHARCOAL; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH REGULATOR; INOCULATION; PEAT; PROTEIN; PYROLYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; VERMICULITE;

ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE;

EID: 84949114837     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.11.023     Document Type: Article

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