The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.
KD, PS, SH, RD, SAhmad, AAH, and SD did not agree with the retraction. AK, IAM, BK, SAli, and MAA either did not respond directly or could not be reached.
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- 1. Dawar K, Khan A, Mian IA, Khan B, Ali S, Ahmad S, et al. (2022) Maize productivity and soil nutrients variations by the application of vermicompost and biochar. PLoS ONE 17(5): e0267483. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267483 pmid:35544552
Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2022) Retraction: Maize productivity and soil nutrients variations by the application of vermicompost and biochar. PLoS ONE 17(9): e0274149. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274149
Published: September 14, 2022
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