Impact of biochar application to a Mediterranean wheat crop on soil microbial activity and greenhouse gas fluxes

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1464-1471

  Castaldi, S ^a   Riondino, M ^a   Baronti, S ^b   Esposito, F R ^a   Marzaioli, R ^a   Rutigliano, F A ^a   Vaccari, F P ^b   Miglietta, F ^b,c  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMETEOROLOGY   (Italy)

^c RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochar; Denitrification; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; DENITRIFICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; NITRIFICATION; SOILS; UREA;

BIO CHARS; DIFFERENT TREATMENTS; GREENHOUSE GAS FLUXES; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MICROBIAL PARAMETERS; NET N MINERALIZATION; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; SOIL MICROBIAL RESPIRATION;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOCHAR; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARCOAL; CROP PRODUCTION; DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GAS FLOW; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWING SEASON; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; SAMPLING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; UREA; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PH; SOIL ANALYSIS; TILLAGE; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 82555166055     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.08.031     Document Type: Article

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