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Biochar can Increase Chinese Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) Yield, Decrease Nitrogen and Phosphorus Leaching Losses in Intensive Vegetable Soil

Haijun Sun^1,2, Paramsothy Jeyakumar³, Hongdong Xiao², Xuewen Li², Jiayou Liu², Min Yu², Prabal Bir Jung Rana¹, Weiming Shi^2,4,*

1 Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
2 Department of Horticulture, College of Food Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China
3 Environmental Sciences, School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
4 State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China

* Corresponding Author: Weiming Shi. Email: