Abstract Volume:9 Issue-11 Year-2021 Original Research Articles
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Influence of Biochar and Compost on the Fertility of Acid Sandy Soils in Gabon
Laboratoire Pluridisciplinaire des Sciences (LAPLUS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, BP.17009 Libreville, Gabon
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Abstract:
The use of biochar to improve soil fertility is gaining popularity because of its potential to improve soil quality, increase crop yield and sequester carbon in the soil. A 60-day pot incubation experiment was conducted to study the effects of Pentaclethra macrophylla pod biochar and green waste compost applied alone or in combination (5% of soil weight) on the physicochemical properties of two acidic sandy soils in Gabon. Biochar and compost applied alone or in combination significantly increased pH, electrical conductivity, available phosphorus, nitrate ions and drastically reduced available aluminium in the soil solution. The effect of compost was greater than that of biochar on soil properties.
Keywords: Biochar, Compost, Amendment, Acidic sandy soil, Physicochemical properties.
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Allogho Mve Janvier, Ondo Jean Aubin, Mefouet Abessolo Daniel Datch, Abogo Mebale Aimé-Jhustelin and Zue Mve Mexent. 2021. Influence of Biochar and Compost on the Fertility of Acid Sandy Soils in Gabon.Int.J.Curr.Res.Aca.Rev. 9(11): 23-30doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcrar.2021.911.004
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