Effects of Biochar Application on Crop Productivity, Soil Carbon Sequestration, and Others
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Innovative Cropping Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 1157
Special Issue Editor
Interests: carbon and nitrogen cycle in farmland ecosystem; application of biochar in farmland
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soil organic matter plays an important role in soil productivity, agricultural sustainable development, and global climate change. Biochar has demonstrated great promise in various ways. However, the long-term effects and the life cycle assessment under biochar amendment should be evaluated.
This Special Issue provides insight into the long-term effects on crop productivity, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, and some other aspects using the life cycle assessment to evaluate these effects.
Cutting-edge research in this field includes the molecular composition of soil organic matter, microbial residue-C accumulation, and the microbial community structure under biochar application.
We welcome review or research papers and look forward to your wonderful contributions!
Dr. Afeng Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biochar application
- molecular composition of soil organic matter
- greenhouse gas emissions
- carbon sequestration
- crop productivity
- life cycle assessment
- soil remediation
- N cycling