Biochar-mediated changes in soil quality and plant growth in a three year field trial

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-124

  Jones, D L ^a   Rousk, J ^a,b   Edwards Jones, G ^a   DeLuca, T H ^a   Murphy, D V ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Black nitrogen; Carbon sequestration; Charcoal; Climate change mitigation; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; AGRO ECOSYSTEMS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOCHAR; BLACK CARBON; C SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CROP PERFORMANCE; DECOMPOSERS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC C; FIELD TRIAL; FOLIAR N; LABORATORY STUDIES; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; N MINERALIZATION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LITTER; PLANT PERFORMANCE; SHORT-TERM EFFECTS; SOIL BEHAVIORS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; TERM FIELD; TRANSIENT CHANGES;

AMINO ACIDS; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; FORESTRY; SORPTION; SUGARS;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AGRONOMY; BACTERIUM; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FIELDWORK; FUNGUS; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; LITTER; MAIZE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYTOMASS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; TURNOVER; VOLATILIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 82055202888     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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