Integrating Biochar and Inorganic Fertilizer Improves Productivity and Profitability of Irrigated Rice in Ghana, West Africa

The efficiency of mineral fertilizer use in most soils in Sub-saharan Africa is low. Prominent among the reasons for this is low soil carbon stock. In this study, we hypothesized that in the short term, combined use of biochar and inorganic fertilizer in irrigated rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i&g...

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Main Authors: Dilys S. MacCarthy, Eric Darko, Eric K. Nartey, Samuel G. K. Adiku, Abigail Tettey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/6/904