Professors’ TR (Reg) Preston and Ron Leng are leading lights on biochar animal feeding and many other areas of biochar research. IBI biblio searches on ‘Preston’ (22 results) and ‘Leng’ (6 results) are revealing. They were principle authors on well … Continue reading
Biochar-induced concomitant decrease in ammonia volatilization and increase in nitrogen use efficiency by wheat Abstract Ammonia (NH3) volatilization is a major nitrogen (N) loss from the soil, especially under tropical conditions, NH3 volatilization results in low N use efficiency by … Continue reading
I think this paper is based on NZBRC PhD work from Sam Gregory… Biochar in Co-Contaminated Soil Manipulates Arsenic Solubility and Microbiological Community Structure, and Promotes Organochlorine Degradation Samuel J. Gregory, Christopher W. N. Anderson , Marta Camps-Arbestain, Patrick J. … Continue reading
Click on on title below to link to a great report on potatoes, biochar and economics. It would be great to see some similar action here in NZ. Profile: Profitability Improvements from Enhanced Biochars: Results from a Potato Farm in … Continue reading
2nd Edition of Biochar for Environmental Management is Now Available for Order; IBI Members Receive a 20% Discount and Access to Preliminary Pages and Chapter 1 ‘With its careful evaluation of every aspect of biochar, this book represents a cornerstone … Continue reading
This looks relevant to biochar nutrient management in NZ pastoral farming. No access so can’t be sure that the nutrient focus includes N. Nutrient Transport in Soils Amended with Biochar: A transient model with two stationary phases and intraparticle diffusion … Continue reading
Applications for this post are now closed but I would guess it is a positive news story for biochar research in NZ. It would be hard to imagine that this work could be progress without the inclusion of more biochar … Continue reading
The molar H:Corg ratio of biochar is a key factor in mitigating N2O emissions from soil M.L. Cayuela, S. Jeffery, L. van Zwieten Highlights •An updated meta-analysis including 56 studies finds that biochar reduces soil N2O emissions by 49 ± 5%. •Field … Continue reading
Design and Characterisation of an ‘Open Source’ Pyrolyser for Biochar Production This masters thesis from Rhonda Bridges is available for download from here. This batch system was presented to delegates at the last NZBRC workshop by Prof. Jim Jones. “An … Continue reading