A study of the effects of varying rates of zeolite and beringite on water soluble Pb and EDTA-extractable Pb, pH and bioavailability of Pb in non-mined soil/tailings was undertaken. Water-extractable Pb, EDTA-extractable Pb were monitored for 0–12 weeks after amendment and bioava...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/30837
A study was undertaken to determine the effects of corn cob biochar application on Pb-water and Pb-EDTA extractable, pH and bioavailability of Pb in non-mined soil and mine tailings. Biochar was applied to soil/tailings at a rate of 0–8 t ha-1) and incubated at room temperature f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/30887
Different rates of corn cob biochar were applied to a strongly weathered acid soil as an amendment. The impact of the amendment on levels and forms of phosphorus (P) was determined. The biochar was applied to the soil at a rate of 0, 26, 52, 78 and 150 t ha-1. The amended soil wa...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/30888
Introduction: The use of biochar to restore soil fertility is still in the exploratory stages in Ghana and there is paucity of information regarding the effect of biochar on soil biochemical properties. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of biochar solely applied...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/34526
A study was conducted to evaluate the potential of organic amendments in managing sodic soils for crop production. In doing this, a pot experiment was conducted in which saw dust biochar (SDB), palm fiber biochar (PFB), poultry manure biochar (PMB) and poultry manure (PM) were ap...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33410