Temperature sensitivity of biochar and native carbon mineralisation in biochar-amended soils

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 191, Issue , 2014, Pages 158-167

  Fang, Yunying ^a   Singh, Bhupinder Pal ^b   Singh, Balwant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochar; Biochar stability; Carbon mineralisation; Q10; Soil organic carbon; Temperature sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BIOFERTILIZER; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; LABORATORY METHOD; MINERALIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 85027930281     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.02.018     Document Type: Article

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