Effect of in-situ aged and fresh biochar on soil hydraulic conditions and microbial C use under drought conditions

Abstract Biochar (BC) amendments may be suitable to increase the ecosystems resistance to drought due to their positive effects on soil water retention and availability. We investigated the effect of BC in situ ageing on water availability and microbial parameters of a grassland soil. We used soil c...

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Main Authors: Lydia Paetsch, Carsten W. Mueller, Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Margit von Lützow, Cyril Girardin, Cornelia Rumpel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25039-x