Effects of rice husk biochar on selected soil properties and nitrate leaching in loamy sand and clay soil

• Published in: International Soil and Water Conservation Research Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 258 - 265
• Main Authors: Ghorbani, Mohammad, Asadi, Hossein, Abrishamkesh, Sepideh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2019; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: biochar; Biochar rates; biomass; Carbon sequestration; cation exchange capacity; clay; clay soils; fractal dimensions; geometry; greenhouse production; leaching; loamy sand soils; nitrates; oxygen; pyrolysis; rice hulls; soil aggregation; Soil incubation study; soil organic carbon; Soil texture; water conservation; Water stable aggregate; water stable soil aggregates; wet-dry cycles; Biochar rates; Soil texture; Soil incubation study; Water stable aggregate; Carbon sequestration

Biochar is a product of pyrolysis of biomass in the absence of oxygen and has a high potential to sequester carbon into more stable soil organic carbon (OC). Despite the large number of studies on biochar and soil properties, few studies have investigated the effects of biochar in contrasting soils....