Utilizing Organic Amendments in Acid Soils for Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Productivity

This book discusses how Leucaena, chicken manure cow dung, forest litter and chicken litter biochar were co-composted to enhance the availability of humic substances and plant nutrients. It further expands on the potential of organic amendments in detoxifying tropical acid soils, increase fertilizer use efficiency and rice yield. The book highlights the rice grain quality enhancements and economic viability of using organic amendments in rice cultivation on mineral acid soils. This book will be of significant interest to those in agriculture and related fields