Biochar does not mitigate field-scale N2O emissions in a Northern California vineyard: An assessment across two years

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 191, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-38

  Verhoeven, Elizabeth ^a,b   Six, Johan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biochar; Greenhouse gas emissions; Nitrogen; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOFERTILIZER; CHARCOAL; CONIFEROUS TREE; CROPPING PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROUS OXIDE; PH; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; VINEYARD;

CAROLINA; PUERTO RICO;

JUGLANS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 84902002836     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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