Effects of biochar on soil microbial biomass after four years of consecutive application in the north China Plain.

The long term effect of biochar application on soil microbial biomass is not well understood. We measured soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and nitrogen (MBN) in a field experiment during a winter wheat growing season after four consecutive years of no (CK), 4.5 (B4.5) and 9.0 t biochar ha(-1) yr(...

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Main Authors: Qing-zhong Zhang, Feike A Dijkstra, Xing-ren Liu, Yi-ding Wang, Jian Huang, Ning Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4098902?pdf=render