Bio-char from sawdust, maize stover and charcoal: Impact on water holding capacities (WHC) of three soils from Ghana

Dugan, E.; Verhoef, A.; Robinson, S.; Sohi, S.

dc.contributor.author	Dugan, E.
dc.contributor.author	Verhoef, A.
dc.contributor.author	Robinson, S.
dc.contributor.author	Sohi, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-17T16:12:36Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-17T16:12:36Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	Dugan, E., Verhoef, A., Robinson, S., Sohi, S., Gilkes, R., & Prakpongkep, N. (2010, August). Bio-char from sawdust, maize stover and charcoal: Impact on water holding capacities (WHC) of three soils from Ghana. In 19th World congress of soil science, soil solutions for a changing world (Vol. 11).	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2366
dc.description.abstract	This paper reports part of an on-going investigation into the effects of bio-char on soil physical properties in Ghana. Bio-char from sawdust (B1) and maize stover (B2) were prepared using a muffle furnace. The effect of local charcoal from Ghana (referred to in this paper as B3) was also studied. These three types of bio-char were applied to three soil types from Ghana, at 5, 10 and 15 t/ha. Results indicated that WHC was increased when bio-char was applied at all rates compared to zero application. However, there wasn’t much difference in effect on WHC between the rates. It is suggested that water repellency of the bio-char partly explains this behaviour. Improving WHC by bio-char application was more effective in sandy textured soils.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World congress of soil science, soil solutions for a changing world;11
dc.subject	Bio-char	en_US
dc.subject	Water holding capacity	en_US
dc.subject	Maize stover	en_US
dc.subject	Sawdust	en_US
dc.subject	Charcoal	en_US
dc.title	Bio-char from sawdust, maize stover and charcoal: Impact on water holding capacities (WHC) of three soils from Ghana	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US