Engineered biochar improves nitrogen use efficiency via stabilizing soil water-stable macroaggregates and enhancing nitrogen transformation

Abstract The use of inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizers has increased drastically to meet the food requirements of the world's growing population. However, the excessive use of chemical nitrogen fertilizer has caused a series of soil and environmental problems, such as soil hardening, lower nitr...

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Main Authors: Zaid Khan, Xu-Jian Yang, Youqiang Fu, Stephen Joseph, Mohammad Nauman Khan, Muhammad Ayoub Khan, Intikhab Alam, Hong Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2023-09-01
Series:Biochar
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-023-00252-8