Microbial activity and metabolic quotient of microbes in soils amended with biochar and contaminated with atrazine and paraquat
The study was conducted to determine how biochar as a soil amendment maintained the microbial community in pesticide contaminated soils. Alfisol (Adenta series – Typic Kandiustalf) and Vertisol (Akuse series – Typic Calciustert) were amended with biochar (0 t/ha biochar, 10 t/ha cocoa husk biochar (...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-08-01
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Series: | Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2017.1302504 |