Particle size and rate of biochar affected the phytoavailability of Cd and Pb by mustard plants grown in contaminated soils

• Main Authors: Abd. Wahid, Samsuri, Fahmi, Alaa Hasan, Jol, Hamdan, Karam Singh, Daljit Singh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor and Francis 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81618/1/Particle%20size%20and%20rate%20of%20biochar%20affected%20the%20phytoavailability%20of%20Cd%20and%20Pb%20by%20mustard%20plants%20grown%20in%20contaminated%20soils.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81618/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15226514.2019.1687423
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Various amendments are used to reduce the phytoavailability of heavy metals in contaminated soils, but recently the use of biochar is receiving serious attention. In this study, two particle sizes of an oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar (EFBB); <50 µm (F-EFBB) and >2 mm (C-EFBB) were applied...