Effects of Biochar Blends on Microbial Community Composition in Two Coastal Plain Soils

Agriculture (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1060-1075

  Ducey, Thomas F ^a   Novak, Jeffrey M ^a   Johnson, Mark G ^b  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochar; Soil microbiology; Southeastern United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963803661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture5041060     Document Type: Article

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