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Effect of biochar and liming on soil nitrous oxide emissions from a temperate maize cropping system [1]

Biochar, a carbon-rich, porous pyrolysis product of organic residues may positively affect plant yield and can, owing to its inherent stability, promote soil carbon sequestration when amended to agricultural soils. Another possible effect of biochar is the reduction in emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O). A number of laboratory incubations have shown significantly reduced N2O emissions from soil when mixed with biochar.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
15/12/2015
R. Hüppi [3], R. Felber [4], A. Neftel & et al [5]
SOIL [6]
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707-717
Tags:
Soil Capability [7], Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx) [8], Agriculture [9], Maize [10], Carbon Sequestration [11], Switzerland [12], Agricultural Inputs [13]
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[2] http://www.soil-journal.net/1/707/2015/soil-1-707-2015.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/r-h%C3%BCppi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/r-felber
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/neftel-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/soil
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oxides-nitrogen-nox
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maize
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sequestration
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/switzerland
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-inputs