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In situ effects of biochar on aggregation, water retention and porosity in light-textured tropical soils

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Authors: Obia, A., Mulder, J., Martinsen, V., Cornelissen, G., & Børresen, T.
Affiliations: Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NO)
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NO)
Corresponding author: Obia, Alfred
ORCID: Obia, Alfred
Mulder, Jan
Martinsen, Vegard
Cornelissen, Gerard
Børresen, Trond
Venue: Soil and Tillage Research
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2016-01
Volume: 155
Pages: 35-44
ISSN: 0167-1987 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2015.08.002
OpenAlex: W1466802614
Cited by: 488
References: 39
Citations by year: 2026: 39 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 58 · 2022: 52 · 2021: 55 · 2020: 69 · 2019: 41 · 2018: 37 · 2017: 27 · 2016: 13
FWCI: 32.36
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Soil and Tillage Research (publishedVersion)
Funders: Norges Forskningsråd
Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Management and Crop Yield
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Soil and Unsaturated Flow
Keywords: biochar, soil aggregate stability, bulk density, soil water retention, pore size distribution, biochar particle size, rice husk biochar, light soils, sandy loam soil, loamy sand soil, conservation agriculture, maize, soybean, soil physical properties, tropical soils

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