Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system
The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of biochar rate (0, 8, 16 and 32 Mg ha<sup>−1</sup>) on the water retention capacity (WRC) of a sandy loam Dystric Plinthosol. The applied biochar was a by-product of slow pyrolysis (∼450 °C) of eucalyptus wood,...
Main Authors: | M. T. de Melo Carvalho, A. de Holanda Nunes Maia, B. E. Madari, L. Bastiaans, P. A. J. van Oort, A. B. Heinemann, M. A. Soler da Silva, F. A. Petter, B. H. Marimon Jr., H. Meinke |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-09-01
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Series: | Solid Earth |
Online Access: | http://www.solid-earth.net/5/939/2014/se-5-939-2014.pdf |
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