Organic coating on biochar explains its nutrient retention and stimulation of soil fertility

Organic coating on biochar explains its nutrient retention and stimulation of soil fertility

Biochar promotes plant growth via a slow release of nutrients; however, a mechanistic understanding of nutrient storage in biochar is lacking. Here, using high-resolution spectromicroscopy and mass spectrometry, the authors identify an organic coating on co-composted particles that enhances nutrient...

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Main Authors: Nikolas Hagemann, Stephen Joseph, Hans-Peter Schmidt, Claudia I. Kammann, Johannes Harter, Thomas Borch, Robert B. Young, Krisztina Varga, Sarasadat Taherymoosavi, K. Wade Elliott, Amy McKenna, Mihaela Albu, Claudia Mayrhofer, Martin Obst, Pellegrino Conte, Alba Dieguez-Alonso, Silvia Orsetti, Edisson Subdiaga, Sebastian Behrens, Andreas Kappler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01123-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01123-0

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