Maize yield and nutrition during 4 years after biochar application to a Colombian savanna oxisol

The application of biochar (biomass-derived black carbon) to soil has been shown to improve crop yields, but the reasons for this are often not clearly demonstrated. Here, we studied the effect of a single application of 0, 8 and 20 t ha?1 of biochar to a Colombian savanna Oxisol for 4 years (2003–2...

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Autores principales: Major, J., Rondón, Marco Antonio, Molina López, Diego Luis, Riha, SJ, Lehmann, Johannes
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43646

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