Biochar and fertiliser interactions in crop and pasture production
Zakaria Solaiman
A *
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations
A The UWA Institute of Agriculture, and UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
* Correspondence to: zakaria.solaiman@uwa.edu.au
Crop & Pasture Science 74(2) 1-5 https://doi.org/10.1071/CP22310
Submitted: 15 September 2022 Accepted: 19 September 2022 Published: 19 December 2022
© 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing
Abstract
This foreword provides a summary of papers included in this special issue on biochar and fertiliser interactions for crop and pastures productivity. This special issue includes published papers on how biochar and fertiliser affect soil health and crop yields and overcome soil constraints such as acidity, salinity, low fertility and remediation of metal and pesticides contaminated soils.
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