Bentonite-humic acid improves soil organic carbon, microbial biomass, enzyme activities and grain quality in a sandy soil cropped to maize (Zea mays L.) in a semi-arid region

A bentonite-humic acid (B-HA) mixture added to degraded soils may improve soil physical and hydraulic properties, due to effects such as improved soil structure and increased water and nutrient retention, but its effect on soil physicochemical and biological properties, and grain quality is largely...

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Main Authors: Lei ZHOU, Sheng-tao XU, Carlos M. MONREAL, Neil B. MCLAUGHLIN, Bao-ping ZHAO, Jing-hui LIU, Guo-cheng HAO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311920635742
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