Biochar effect on the mineralization of soil organic matter

The objective of this work was to verify whether the addition of biochar to the soil affects the degradation of litter and of soil organic matter (SOM). In order to investigate the effect of biochar on the mineralization of barley straw, soil was incubated with 14C-labelled barley straw with or with...

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Main Authors: Sander Bruun, Tarek EL-Zehery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2012-05-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2012000500005&lng=en&tlng=en