Assessing potential of biochar for increasing water‐holding capacity of sandy soils - Basso, Andres S.; Miguez, Fernando E.; Laird, David A.; Horton, Robert; Westgate, Mark (Global change biology. Bioenergy, 2013)
Keywords: Agricultural production; Agriculture; biochar; Bulk density; Calcium chloride; Charcoal; Crops; Economic growth; Gardner's function; Irrigation; Leaching; Loam; Loam soils; Moisture content; Oxidation; Pyrolysis; Retention; Sandy loam; Sandy soils; Soil amendment; Soil improvement; Soil treatment; Soil water; Topsoil; water balance; Water content; Water depth; water retention curves; Water use; water‐holding capacity; United States--US; Iowa