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Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, 2022 This study assessed organic matter, N, P, and K contents in three soil types after the application of biochars and organic fertilizers for two years. The experiment was arranged in a nested design with two factors.
Frengky Umbu Kolambani +1 more
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Biochar-Compost From Cashew Apple Residue as a Soil Amendment for Cashew Cultivation in Ghana. [PDF]
Plant Environ InteractABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of different compost types on the growth performance of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) varieties cultivated in a Lixisol from Northern Ghana. Six compost formulations were prepared using various combinations of poultry manure, cow dung, biochar, and cashew apple residue at different mixing ratios.
Frimpong Manso E +3 more
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BIO Web of Conferences, 2020 Biochar improves soil quality physicochemical. Biochar is a soil amendment created through the burning of biomass, has a potential solution for wide-ranging environmental management problems.
Annisa Wahida, Setiawati Evy
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Heliyon, 2021 Soil fertility decline is a major constraint to crop production in sub-Saharan Africa. The positive effect of biochar and compost applications on soil fertility has been reported by many authors.
Kwame Agyei Frimpong +2 more
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Agronomy, 2023 Salinity intrusion is a significant threat to crop productivity and food security worldwide. The aims of the current study were to evaluate the effects of rice husk biochar amendment on the growth and yield of rice grown in saline soil with saltwater ...
Napasawan Sudratt, Bualuang Faiyue
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Application of Biochar for Cadmium Stabilization in Contaminated Paddy Soil [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Cadmium contamination in rice fields near zinc mines in Mae Sot District, Tak Province has been a persistent problem for decades. The contamination covers a vast area, making several soil remediation methods, such as soil washing or excavation ...
Oranratmanee Marisa +1 more
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Application of Rice Husk Biochar to Desalinate Irrigation Water [PDF]
Journal of Water and Soil Science, 2015 Abstract In recent years, use of carbon-based adsorbents has increased in pollution reduction from aqueous solutions. Biochar is a carbon-rich porous material, with low costs, and environmentally friendly, which is prepared by pyrolysis of biomass. In this study, potential of rice husk biochar to desalinate irrigation water with EC of 5, 15 and 25 dS/m
R. Rostamian +3 more
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JTSL (Jurnal Tanah dan Sumberdaya Lahan), 2021 The maize crop is an important commodity other than rice in Indonesia. Maize production reached 30 million tons in 2018. Efforts that can be made to increase maize production on Ultisols in Indonesia is by the application of biochar rice husk and ...
Geraldine Abel +2 more
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2019 Soil moisture has a vital role in the cultivation of crops. Its sufficiency and availability to crop- water supplies depends on the management practices of soil and amount of available water to the soil.
Ammal Abukari
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) response to application of rice husk biochar-coated urea fertilizer [PDF]
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2021 Abstract Rice husk charcoal produced from pyrolysis is widely tested as a coating material for slow release urea. Rice husk charcoal-coated urea is part of a smart fertilizer strategy for more sustainable dan resilient green rice production.
L Hadiawati, T Sugianti
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