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Biochar as new product for soil amelioration has gotten acceptance by researchers worldwide but has the possibilities for negative responses to soil, plants and mycorrhizal fungi. Hence, knowledge of biochar's effect particularly on soil processes and plant growth is paramount and requires urgent attention in order to ensure environment-friendly functions of AMF in biochar amended soil. However, the results from this research indicated that biochar application improved plant performance, AM root colonization, AM spore abundance and soil chemical properties such as available P, organic carbon and soil pH. AM inoculation in biochar amended soil improved leaf production, AM root colonization, shoot dry matter yield, P nutrition and AM spore abundance of tomato genotypes. Therefore, this book could serve as baseline information to researchers particularly those in the area of soil microbiology, soil chemistry, soil fertility and mineralogy and other environment related specializations. It will also be handy to students, agricultural donor agencies and farmers particularly in the tropics.
About the author
I was born at Dambatta, Kano State on January 15, 1979 and attended Sabuwar Unguwa Primary School Dambatta from 1985 to 1991. I proceeded to GSS Dambatta where I graduated in 1999. I obtained my first degree (B. Agric.) at BUK in 2008 and 2nd degree (M. Agric. soil microbiology) at FUNAAB in 2015. Currently, I am working with UDU, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Summary
Althea Gibson first met Angela Buxton at an exhibition match in India. On the surface, the two women could not have been more different. The daughter of sharecroppers, Gibson was born in the American South and grew up in Harlem. Angela Buxton, the granddaughter of Russian Jews, was raised in England, where her father ran a successful business. But both women encountered prejudice, particularly on the tennis circuit, where they were excluded from tournaments and clubs because of race and religion.
Despite their athletic prowess, both Gibson and Buxton were shunned by the other female players at Wimbledon in 1956 and found themselves without doubles partners. Undaunted, they chose to play together and ultimately triumphed. In The Match, which has been hailed as an "important contribution in spreading the legacy of Gibson,"* Bruce Schoenfeld delivers not only the little-known history of Gibson's life but also the inspiring story of two underdogs who refused to let bigotry stop them -- on the court and off. Here, too, is an homage to a remarkable friendship.
*Publishers Weekly
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"A detailed look at an era, a friendship and a sport."
