Effects of Different Biochars on Pinus elliottii Growth, N Use Efficiency, Soil N2O and CH4 Emissions and C Storage in a Subtropical Area of China

• Published in: Pedosphere Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 248 - 261
• Main Authors: LIN, Zhibin, LIU, Qi, LIU, Gang, COWIE, Annette L., BEI, Qicheng, LIU, Benjuan, WANG, Xiaojie, MA, Jing, ZHU, Jianguo, XIE, Zubin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2017; Jiangsu Biochar Engineering Center,Nanjing 210008(China); State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture,Institute of Soil Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Nanjing 210008(China); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049(China)%State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture,Institute of Soil Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Nanjing 210008(China)%University of New England,Rural Climate Solutions,Armidale NSW 2351(Australia)%State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture,Institute of Soil Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Nanjing 210008(China)
• Subjects: 15N-fertilizer application; aboveground biomass; biochar; biochar properties; C sequestration; carbon sequestration; China; emissions of greenhouse gases; feedstocks; forest ecosystems; forest soils; forests; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; isotope labeling; methane; nitrogen fertilizers; nitrous oxide; nutrient uptake; nutrient use efficiency; phosphorus; Pinus elliottii; plant growth; planted forest; poultry manure; primary productivity; sawdust; soil degradation; soil fertility; soil pH; stable isotopes; subtropical soils; trees; China; biochar properties; 15N-fertilizer application; planted forest; emissions of greenhouse gases; soil fertility; C sequestration

Intensive management of planted forests may result in soil degradation and decline in timber yield with successive rotations. Biochars may be beneficial for plant production, nutrient uptake and greenhouse gas mitigation. Biochar properties vary widely and are known to be highly dependent on feedsto...