How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

Abstract We synthesized 20 years of research to explain the interrelated processes that determine soil and plant responses to biochar. The properties of biochar and its effects within agricultural ecosystems largely depend on feedstock and pyrolysis conditions. We describe three stages of reactions...

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Main Authors: Stephen Joseph, Annette L. Cowie, Lukas Van Zwieten, Nanthi Bolan, Alice Budai, Wolfram Buss, Maria Luz Cayuela, Ellen R. Graber, James A. Ippolito, Yakov Kuzyakov, Yu Luo, Yong Sik Ok, Kumuduni N. Palansooriya, Jessica Shepherd, Scott Stephens, Zhe (Han) Weng, Johannes Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-11-01
Series:GCB Bioenergy
Subjects:
carbon sequestration
GHG mitigation
heavy metals
priming effect
resilience
rhizosphere processes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12885

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