Biochar fertilizer
The biochar fertilizer provides not only nutrients to crops, but also microclimate favourable conditions for plants growth, mostly during the dry season. Materials used to make this biochar fertilizer is locally sourced from crop residues form beans, maize, ground nuts, coffee husks, residues of fodder, assorted plants rich in NPK like Tithonia, Lantana camara, Russian corn Frey plus droppings of animal residues. Materials for making plant tea should be properly dried for easy carbonation. This bio fertilizer is good for organic tomato growing during the dry season.
Author: FAO TECA
Organization: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Year: 2021
Country/ies: Uganda
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Practices
Full text available at: https://www.fao.org/teca/en/technologies/10069
Content language: English