Hardwood biochar influences calcareous soil physicochemical and microbiological status

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 681-689

  Ippolito, J A ^a   Stromberger, M E ^b   Lentz, R D ^a   Dungan, R S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FATTY ACIDS; HARDWOODS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; REDUCTION; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

BACTERIAL POPULATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL RESPIRATION RATES; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

SOILS;

BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; FATTY ACID; IRON; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; SOIL WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INCUBATION TIME; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECURSOR; PYROLYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL RESPIRATION; WATER CONTENT; WOOD;

EID: 84895891081     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.08.0324     Document Type: Article

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