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A quantitative review of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity using meta-analysis
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · 2011 · Vol. 144(1) · pp. 175–187
Simon Jeffery✉(Joint Research Centre)Frank Verheijen(University of Aveiro)Marijn van der Velde(Joint Research Centre)Ana Catarina Bastos(University of Aveiro)
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil and Unsaturated FlowClay minerals and soil interactionsBiocharSoil waterEnvironmental sciencePoultry litterSoil textureCrop yieldProductivityBiomass (ecology)CropAgronomy
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