The Biochar Option to Improve Plant Yields: First Results From Some Field and Pot Experiments in Italy

The Biochar Option to Improve Plant Yields: First Results From Some Field and Pot Experiments in Italy

The pyrolysis conversion of agricultural residues into biochar and its incorporation in agricultural soil, avoids CO2 emissions providing a safe long-term soil carbon sequestration. Furthermore, biochar application to soil seems to increase nutrient stocks in the rooting zone, to reduce nutrient lea...

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Main Authors: Silvia Baronti, Giorgio Alberti, Gemini Delle Vedove, Filippo Di Gennaro, Guido Fellet, Lorenzo Genesio, Franco Miglietta, Alessandro Peressotti, Francesco Primo Vaccari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Agronomy
Subjects:
Black carbon
crop yield
durum wheat
maize
sustainable agriculture
Online Access:https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/16

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