Biochar application to soil. agronomic and environmental benefits and unintended consequences

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2011, Pages 103-143

  Kookana, R S ^a   Sarmah, A K ^b,e   Van Zwieten, L ^c   Krull, E ^a   Singh, B ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biochar; Biowaste; Carbon sequestration; Herbicide efficacy; Pyrolysis; Soil amendment; Soil health

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959333745     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385538-1.00003-2     Document Type: Article

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