Biochar application for the remediation of salt-affected soils: Challenges and opportunities

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 625, Issue , 2018, Pages 320-335

  Saifullah, ^a   Dahlawi, Saad ^a   Naeem, Asif ^b   Rengel, Zed ^c   Naidu, Ravi ^d  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochar; Nutrient availability; Plant growth; Salt leaching; Salt affected soils

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; SITE SELECTION; SOILS;

ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; BIOCHAR; GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC AMENDMENTS; PLANT GROWTH; SALT LEACHING; SALT-AFFECTED SOIL; SOIL PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL SALINIZATION;

OXYGEN;

BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCHAR; GROWTH; LEACHING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANT; SALINITY; SALT; SODICITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ADSORPTION; ARABLE LAND; BIOREMEDIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL SALINITY; SOIL SALINIZATION; SOIL SODICITY; SOIL SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 85039757925     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.257     Document Type: Review

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