Biochar, a potential hydroponic growth substrate, enhances the nutritional status and growth of leafy vegetables

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 156, Issue , 2017, Pages 581-588

  Awad, Yasser Mahmoud ^a,b   Lee, Sung Eun ^c   Ahmed, Mohamed Bedair M ^a,j   Vu, Ngoc Thang ^a,k   Farooq, Muhammad ^d   Kim, Il Seop ^a   Kim, Hyuck Soo ^e   Vithanage, Meththika ^f   Usman, Adel Rabie A ^g   Al Wabel, Mohammad ^g   Meers, Erik ^h   Kwon, Eilhann E ⁱ   Ok, Yong Sik ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Suez Canal   (Egypt)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^e National Academy of Agricultural Science   (South Korea)

^f INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^g KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

ⁱ Sejong University   (South Korea)

^j NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^k VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

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Author keywords

Black carbon; Crop production; Hydroponics substrate; Microalgae removal; Perlite

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CARBON; CULTIVATION; FILM GROWTH; MANGANESE; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VEGETABLES; ZINC;

BLACK CARBON; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICRO-ALGAE; NUTRIENT FILM TECHNIQUES; NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS; PERLITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 85019057406     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.070     Document Type: Article

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