The way forward in biochar research: Targeting trade-offs between the potential wins

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-13

  Jeffery, Simon ^a   Bezemer, T Martijn ^b   Cornelissen, Gerard ^c,d   Kuyper, Thomas W ^a   Lehmann, Johannes ^e   Mommer, Liesje ^a   Sohi, Saran P ^f   van de Voorde, Tess F J ^a   Wardle, David A ^g   van Groenigen, Jan Willem ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^g SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biochar; Controls; Soil; Standardization; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CARBON; CONTROL ENGINEERING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIO CHARS; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; ROBUST EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS; TRADE OFF;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

BIOCHAR; BIOENERGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; IMMOBILIZATION; RESEARCH; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILITY; STANDARDIZATION; TRADE-OFF; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84919837176     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12132     Document Type: Article

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