The effects of woodchip biochar application on crop yield, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions from soils planted with rice or leaf beet

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1039-1044

  Lai, Wei Yu ^a   Lai, Chao Ming ^a   Ke, Guang Ruei ^a   Chung, Ren Shih ^a   Chen, Chien Teh ^a   Cheng, Chih Hsin ^a   Pai, Chuang Wen ^a   Chen, Szu Yun ^a   Chen, Chang Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biochar; Carbon sequestration; Crop; Greenhouse gas; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIO CHARS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP GROWTH AND YIELDS; FERTILIZED SOILS; JAPANESE CEDARS; POT EXPERIMENT; SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SOIL PROPERTY;

ALKALINITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

SOILS;

ALKALINITY; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHELATION; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; SOIL;

EID: 84887402612     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2013.06.028     Document Type: Article

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