Bio-Char Soil Management on Highly Weathered Soils in the Humid Tropics
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CONTENTS 36.1 Bio-Char Management and Soil Nutrient Availability ............................................. 518 36.2 Microbial Cycling of Nutrients in Soils with Bio-Char ............................................ 519 36.3 Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Soils with Bio-Char................................................. 521 36.4 Slash-and-Char as an Alternative to Slash-and-Burn ............................................... 521 36.4.1 Efficiency of Conversion................................................................................... 522 36.4.2 Supply of Material............................................................................................. 522 36.4.3 Duration .............................................................................................................. 522 36.4.4 Sustainability ...................................................................................................... 523 36.4.5 Labor Requirements.......................................................................................... 524 36.5 Discussion ........................................................................................................................ 524 Annex........................................................................................................................................... 525 References ................................................................................................................................... 527
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