Biochar could help to stabilize soil organic(SOM) matter, thus sequestering carbon(C) into the soil. The aim of this work was to determine an easy method i) to estimate the effects of the addition of biochar and nutrients on the organic matter(SOM)mineralization in an artificial soil, ...
vineyard, before we see a change in the vines themselves, is establishing a healthy cover crop. With biochar, suddenly the soil retains everything better (nutrients, microbes, water), so we see a big increase in cover crop biomass pretty immediately. This is the jolt that makes everything ...
The increase in human population pressure has decreased the availability of arable land and it is no longer feasible to use extended fallow periods to restore soil fertility in the tropics (Lal, 2008). In some areas the fallow period, which would previously have restored soil fertility and ...
Whereas biochar field aging will induce changes in the specific surface area (SSA), elemental composition, cation exchange capacity, O-containing functional group and acidity of biochar due to interaction between biochar and minerals, organisms as well as dissolved organic matter in field soil (Wang...
Effect of bio⁃ char addition on C mineralisation and soil organic matter priming in two subsoil horizons. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2015, 15: 1-8Naisse C, Girardin C, Davasse B, Chabbi A, Rumpel C (2015a) Effect of biochar addition on C mineralisation and soil organic matter ...
(P < 0.05; Supplementary Table3). This increase in belowground13C retention could be largely explained by an increase in13C associated with mineral-protected soil organic matter (M-SOM), which increased by 14% in Historical+Recent compared with Control+Recent soils (P < 0.05, ...
Biochar has showed to increase soil organic matter content. However, how biochar influences soil humus composition and humic acid(HA)structure is not well understood. Here a pot experiment was conducted to examine the effects of applying maize stalk biochar on humus composition and humic acid struct...
soil organic matter levels and increase soil aggregate stability9, thereby improving soil fertility and crop production10. Moreover, the content of SOC in each class of soil aggregate size can be significantly increased by straw return11. Nevertheless, other authors show that directly returning straw...
A study was initiated in the Sandhills of North Carolina by applying pine-biochar at two different rates (5 and 10%, v/v) and types of application (incorporation to 30 cm [-Inc] and surface [-Sur]) in 2017. Soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics was assessed via soil organic carbon (...
Spain is the country most vulnerable to desertification and in particular soil erosion, followed by Italy and Greece. Decline of Soil Organic Matter (SOM): Soil Organic Matter (humus) is important for the properties of the soil, texture, porosity, water and plant nutrient retention capacity. ...