Direct and indirect short-term effects of biochar on physical characteristics of an arable sandy loam

Soil Science

Volumn 178, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 465-473

  Sun, Zhencai ^a   Moldrup, Per ^b   Elsgaard, Lars ^a   Arthur, Emmanuel ^a   Bruun, Esben W ^c   Hauggaard Nielsen, Henrik ^c   De Jonge, Lis Wollesen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air permeability; Gas diffusivity; Pore connectivity tortuosity; Pore organization; Water retention

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AIR PERMEABILITY; BULK DENSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP PRODUCTION; DIFFUSIVITY; FIELD CAPACITY; GAS TRANSPORT; SAMPLING; SANDY LOAM; SOIL FERTILITY; SURFACE AREA; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 84891635317     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: 15389243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SS.0000000000000010     Document Type: Article

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