An estimation of annual nitrous oxide emissions and soil quality following the amendment of high temperature walnut shell biochar and compost to a small scale vegetable crop rotation

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 465, Issue , 2013, Pages 298-307

  Suddick, Emma C ^a   Six, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochar; Exchangeable cations; Greenhouse gas emissions; Nitrous oxide; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

BIO CHARS; EXCHANGEABLE CATION; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; NUTRIENT RETENTION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL QUALITY PARAMETERS; WINTER COVER CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CALCIUM; CARBON; COMPOSTING; CROPS; DECOMPOSITION; GREENHOUSE GASES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN OXIDES; POSITIVE IONS;

SOILS;

CALCIUM; CARBON; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROUS OXIDE; POTASSIUM;

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMPOST; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; EMISSION INVENTORY; ESTIMATION METHOD; ION EXCHANGE; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL EMISSION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BIOCHAR; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT YIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL QUALITY; SWEET PEPPER; SWISS CHARD; UNITED STATES; WALNUT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BETA VULGARIS CICLA; JUGLANS; LACTUCA;

EID: 84884530983     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.094     Document Type: Article

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