BIOCHAR: PYROGENIC CARBON FOR AGRICULTURAL USE - A CRITICAL REVIEW

Biochar (carbonized biomass for agricultural use) has been used worldwide as soil amendment and is a technology of particular interest for Brazil, since its "inspiration" is from the historical Terra Preta de Índios(Amazon Dark Earth), and also because Brazil is the world's largest ch...

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Main Authors: Etelvino Henrique Novotny, Claudia Maria Branco de Freitas Maia, Márcia Thaís de Melo Carvalho, Beáta Emöke Madari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832015000200321&lng=en&tlng=en