Impact of biochar on mineralisation of C and N from soil and willow litter and its relationship with microbial community biomass and structure

• Published in: Biology and fertility of soils Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 695 - 702
• Main Authors: Prayogo, Cahyo, Jones, Julie E, Baeyens, Jan, Bending, Gary D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.05.2014; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Actinobacteria; Agriculture; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Bacteria; biochar; Biochemistry and biology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Carbon; Carbon dioxide; Charcoal; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; Community composition; Community structure; Decomposition; fatty acids; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gram-negative bacteria; laboratory experimentation; Life Sciences; Litter; microbial biomass; microbial communities; Microbiology; Mineralization; Mineralogy; Nitrogen; Original Paper; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; soil; Soil amendment; soil amendments; Soil fertility; Soil science; Soil Science & Conservation; soil treatment; PLFA; Decomposition; Litter; Biochar; Mineralisation; Phospholipid; Nitrogen; Fatty acids; Microbial biomass; Carbon; Carbonization; Soils; Mineralization; Soil science; Microbial community

Using a laboratory experiment, we investigated the effect of applying willow biochar to short rotation coppice soil on C and N dynamics and microbial biomass and community composition, in the presence and absence of willow litter. Application of biochar at a rate of 0.5 % had no effect on net CO₂ mi...