Impact of biochar addition to soil on greenhouse gas emissions following pig manure application

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 173-181

  Troy, Shane M ^a,b   Lawlor, Peadar G ^a   O' Flynn, Cornelius J ^b   Healy, Mark G ^b  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biochar; Carbon dioxide; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Pig manure; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIO CHARS; CROP RESIDUE; DISTILLED WATER; GHG EMISSION; LABILE C; MANURE APPLICATIONS; MINERALISATION; MOST LIKELY; NITROUS OXIDE; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PIG MANURES; RICE HULLS; SEPARATED SOLIDS; SITKA SPRUCE; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL-COLUMN EXPERIMENT; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; TROPICAL CONDITIONS; WATER-FILLED PORE SPACE; WEATHERED SOILS;

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEACHING; MANURES; METHANE; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; TROPICS;

SOILS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARCOAL; CONIFEROUS TREE; CROP RESIDUE; GREENHOUSE GAS; MANURE; METHANE; MINERALIZATION; NITROUS OXIDE; PIG; PORE SPACE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

IRELAND;

EID: 84874541625     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.01.019     Document Type: Article

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