Carbon mineralization following additions of fresh and aged biochar to an infertile soil

Catena

Volumn 125, Issue , 2015, Pages 183-189

  Zhao, Rudong ^a   Coles, Neil ^b   Wu, Jiaping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Biochar; Carbon sequestration; Soil amendment; Soil processing

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; INFERTILITY; MINERALIZATION; PH; RED SOIL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

CHINA;

EID: 84909619149     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2014.10.026     Document Type: Article

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