Biochar and/or compost applications improve soil properties, growth, and yield of maize grown in acidic rainforest and coastal savannah soils in Ghana

AK Mensah, KA Frimpong - International journal of agronomy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Use of biochar for soil fertility improvement is gaining popularity due to its potential to
improve soil quality, increase crop yield, and sequester carbon from the atmosphere …

Biochar effect on maize yield and soil characteristics in five conservation farming sites in Zambia

G Cornelissen, V Martinsen, V Shitumbanuma, V Alling… - Agronomy, 2013 - mdpi.com
Biochar addition to agricultural soils can improve soil fertility, with the added bonus of
climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. Conservation farming (CF) is …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of co-applied corncob biochar with farmyard manure and NPK fertilizer on tropical soil

SO Apori, J Byalebeka, M Murongo, J Ssekandi… - Resources, Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has shown a positive impact on degraded soils. However, the effect of co-applied
biochar with farmyard manure and inorganic fertilizer on soil chemical characteristics, yield …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar addition persistently increased soil fertility and yields in maize-soybean rotations over 10 years in sub-humid regions of Kenya

T Kätterer, D Roobroeck, O Andrén, G Kimutai… - Field Crops …, 2019 - Elsevier
Application of biochar has been shown to increase soil fertility and enable soil carbon
sequestration, indicating potential for agricultural and environmental benefits from using …

[PDF][PDF] Improving soil productivity through biochar amendments to soils

E Yeboah, P Ofori, GW Quansah… - African Journal of …, 2009 - researchgate.net
Biochar based soil management has not being fully exploited in the tropics. In a greenhouse
study, two soil types (sandy loam and silt loam soils) and 6 treatments namely: 3t ha-l …

The ameliorating effects of biochar and compost on soil quality and plant growth on a Ferralsol

G Agegnehu, MI Bird, PN Nelson, AM Bass - Soil Research, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Deteriorating soil fertility and the concomitant decline in agricultural productivity are major
concerns in many parts of the world. A pot experiment was conducted with a Ferralsol to test …

Effect of biochar type and rate of application on maize yield indices and water use efficiency on an Ultisol in Ghana

E Yeboah, G Asamoah, B Kofi, AA Abunyewa - Energy Procedia, 2016 - Elsevier
In an integrated approach to cut-down on inorganic fertilizer use by smallholder farmers for
agricultural production through the use of biochar, a split-split plot experimental design with …

Benefits of biochar, compost and biochar–compost for soil quality, maize yield and greenhouse gas emissions in a tropical agricultural soil

G Agegnehu, AM Bass, PN Nelson, MI Bird - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil quality decline represents a significant constraint on the productivity and sustainability
of agriculture in the tropics. In this study, the influence of biochar, compost and mixtures of …

[PDF][PDF] Soil fertility status, nutrient uptake, and maize (Zea mays L.) yield following biochar and cattle manure application on sandy soils of Lombok, Indonesia

UWH Sukartono, Z Kusuma… - Journal of Tropical …, 2011 - academia.edu
A field study was conducted to evaluate the effects of biochar application on soil fertility
status, nutrient uptake, and maize yield in the sandy soils of semiarid Lombok, Indonesia …

Effect of biochar amendment on soil physical, chemical and biological properties and groundnut yield in rainfed Alfisol of semi-arid tropics

K Pandian, P Subramaniayan… - Archives of Agronomy …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of biochar and organic soil amendments on
soil physicochemical and microbial load, carbon sequestration potential, nutrient uptake and …