Effect of biochar amendment on the soil-atmosphere exchange of greenhouse gases from an intensive subtropical pasture in northern New South Wales, Australia

Plant and Soil

Volumn 345, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 47-58

  Scheer, Clemens ^a   Grace, Peter R ^a   Rowlings, David W ^a   Kimber, Stephen ^b   van Zwieten, Lukas ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochar; Carbon; Denitrification; Improved pasture; Nitrification; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; CHARCOAL; DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; PASTURE; RAINFALL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

BOS;

EID: 79960554185     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0759-1     Document Type: Article

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