Biochar Effect on Maize Yield and Soil Characteristics in Five Conservation Farming Sites in Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorCornelissen, Gerard
dc.contributor.authorMartinsen, Vegard
dc.contributor.authorShitumbanuma, Victor
dc.contributor.authorAlling, Vanja
dc.contributor.authorBreedveld, Gijs D.
dc.contributor.authorRutherford, David W.
dc.contributor.authorSparrevik, Magnus
dc.contributor.authorHale, Sarah E.
dc.contributor.authorObia, Alfred
dc.contributor.authorMulder, Jan
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-05T11:25:50Z
dc.date.available2022-12-05T11:25:50Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractBiochar addition to agricultural soils can improve soil fertility, with the added bonus of climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. Conservation farming (CF) is precision farming, often combining minimum tillage, crop rotation and residue retention. In the present farmer-led field trials carried out in Zambia, the use of a low dosage biochar combined with CF minimum tillage was tested as a way to increase crop yields. Using CF minimum tillage allows the biochar to be applied to the area where most of the plant roots are present and mirrors the fertilizer application in CF practices. The CF practice used comprised manually hoe-dug planting 10-L sized basins, where 10%–12% of the land was tilled. Pilot trials were performed with maize cob biochar and wood biocharen_US
dc.identifier.citationCornelissen, G., Martinsen, V., Shitumbanuma, V., Alling, V., Breedveld, G. D., Rutherford, D. W., ... & Mulder, J. (2013). Biochar effect on maize yield and soil characteristics in five conservation farming sites in Zambia. Agronomy, 3(2), 256-274.en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN 2073-4395
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5871
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAgronomyen_US
dc.subjectbiocharen_US
dc.subjectconservation farmingen_US
dc.subjectcrop yielden_US
dc.subjectacidityen_US
dc.titleBiochar Effect on Maize Yield and Soil Characteristics in Five Conservation Farming Sites in Zambiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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