Biochar and NPK fertilizer co-applied with plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) enhanced maize grain yield and nutrient use efficiency of inorganic fertilizer

Autor: Christian Adler Phares, Emmanuel Amoakwah, Andrews Danquah, Amankwah Afrifa, Lucy Richlove Beyaw, Kwame Agyei Frimpong

Publikováno v: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Vol 10, Iss , Pp 100434- (2022)

A field experiment was carried out for two consecutive years to assess the yield response of maize and the use efficiency of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium following the application of biochar and mixed culture of Bacillus spp and Pseudomonas spp

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Impact of deforestation and temporal land-use change on soil organic carbon storage, quality, and lability.

Autor: Emmanuel Amoakwah, Shawn T Lucas, Nataliia A Didenko, Mohammad A Rahman, Khandakar Rafiq Islam

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 8, p e0263205 (2022)

Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a key role in regulating soil quality functions and ecosystem services. The objective of our study was to evaluate the impact of deforestation and subsequent land-use change on the SOC and total nitrogen (TN) concentra

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Biochar Amendment Influences Tropical Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Lability

Autor: Emmanuel Arthur, Kwame Agyei Frimpong, Emmanuel Amoakwah, Khandakar Rafiq Islam

Publikováno v: Amoakwah, E, Arthur, E, Frimpong, K A & Islam, K R 2021, ' Biochar Amendment Influences Tropical Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Lability ', Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 3567-3579 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00628-4

Soil labile carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) are considered to be sensitive indicators of changes in soil C and N pools in response to management practices. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of corn cob biochar application on C and N

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00628-4

Biochar amendment impacts on microbial community structures and biological and enzyme activities in a weathered tropical sandy loam

Autor: Emmanuel Amoakwah, Emmanuel Arthur, Kwame A. Frimpong, Nicola Lorenz, Mohammad Arifur Rahman, Generose Nziguheba, Khandakar R. Islam

Publikováno v: Amoakwah, E, Arthur, E, Frimpong, K A, Lorenz, N, Rahman, M A, Nziguheba, G & Islam, K R 2022, ' Biochar amendment impacts on microbial community structures and biological and enzyme activities in a weathered tropical sandy loam ', Applied Soil Ecology, vol. 172, 104364 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104364

Microbial biomass and its activity influence soil quality to sustain crop productivity. A field experiment was conducted to investigate changes in soil microbial community structure, enzyme activities, and associated biological properties in response

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https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/biochar-amendment-impacts-on-microbial-community-structures-and-biological-and-enzyme-activities-in-a-weathered-tropical-sandy-loam(21dca851-1841-40be-a721-c19f42832127).html

Soil organic carbon storage and quality are impacted by corn cob biochar application on a tropical sandy loam

Autor: Rafiq Islam, Emmanuel Amoakwah, Kwame Agyei Frimpong, Sanjai J. Parikh, Emmanuel Arthur

Publikováno v: Amoakwah, E, Arthur, E, Frimpong, K A, Parikh, S J & Islam, R 2020, ' Soil organic carbon storage and quality are impacted by corn cob biochar application on a tropical sandy loam ', Journal of Soils and Sediments, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 1960-1969 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02547-5

Purpose: Humic substances, which are integral components of total organic carbon (TOC), influence soil quality. The study aimed to investigate whether humic and non-humic fractions exhibit early, consistent, and measurable changes and affect TOC sens

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02547-5