The Effect of Biochar Amendment, Microbiome Inoculation, Crop Mixture and Planting Density on Post-Mining Restoration
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Biochar and Hydrogel Amendments
2.2. Plant-Microbial Organisms
2.3. Greenhouse Mesocosm Experiment
2.4. Field Trials
Set up of Experimental Design Field Trials
2.5. Statistical and Data Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Greenhouse Experiment
3.2. The Field Trials
4. Discussion
4.1. Biochar Amendment
4.2. Microbial Inoculation
4.3. Mixed System Interactions
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Asmara, D.H.; Allaire, S.; van Noordwijk, M.; Khasa, D.P. The Effect of Biochar Amendment, Microbiome Inoculation, Crop Mixture and Planting Density on Post-Mining Restoration. Forests 2023, 14, 856. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040856
Asmara DH, Allaire S, van Noordwijk M, Khasa DP. The Effect of Biochar Amendment, Microbiome Inoculation, Crop Mixture and Planting Density on Post-Mining Restoration. Forests. 2023; 14(4):856. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040856
Chicago/Turabian StyleAsmara, Degi Harja, Suzanne Allaire, Meine van Noordwijk, and Damase P. Khasa. 2023. "The Effect of Biochar Amendment, Microbiome Inoculation, Crop Mixture and Planting Density on Post-Mining Restoration" Forests 14, no. 4: 856. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040856