Physico-chemical properties and microbial responses in biochar-amended soils: Mechanisms and future directions

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 206, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-59

  Gul, Shamim ^a,b   Whalen, Joann K ^a   Thomas, Ben W ^a   Sachdeva, Vanita ^a   Deng, Hongyuan ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biochar production temperature; Biochar microbial interactions; Microbial community structure; PH; Pyrolysis feedstocks; Soil microbial biomass; Texture

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; FUTURE PROSPECT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PYROLYSIS; RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 84925432752     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.03.015     Document Type: Review

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