Decreased soil microbial biomass and nitrogen mineralisation with Eucalyptus biochar addition to a coarse textured soil

Daniel N. Dempster; Deirdre B. Gleeson; Zakaria M. Solaiman; Davey L Jones; Daniel V. Murphy

doi:10.1007/s11104-011-1067-5

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Decreased soil microbial biomass and nitrogen mineralisation with Eucalyptus biochar addition to a coarse textured soil

Plant and Soil 354(1-2): 311-324

Article 2011 English

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Biochar has been shown to aid soil fertility and crop production in some circumstances. We investigated effects of the addition of Jarrah (Eucalyptus margi

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