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Project

Biochar as soil conditioner for sustainable management of coconut plantations in Sri Lanka: effects on micorrhizae and growth-promoting bacteria.

This research aims to test if soil amendment of pyrolysed rice and gliricidia residues exert beneficial effects on growth of coconut trees in by enhancing nutrient availability. Focus is on biomass and activity of arbuscular micorrhizae and plant-growth promoting rhizo-bacteria in a Sri Lankan plantation field trial and by means of pot experiments (FBE-UGent).

Date:15 Feb 2022 →  31 Jul 2022
Keywords:Biochar, mycorrhizae, Sri Lanka, Soil, Coconut production
Disciplines:Carbon sequestration science