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Title: Biochar: what can it do for your soil?

Author
item Trippe, Kristin

Submitted to: Agricultural Climate Network
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/26/2018
Publication Date: 4/26/2018
Citation: Trippe, K.M. 2018. Biochar: what can it do for your soil? Agricultural Climate Network. Available: https://www.agclimate.net/2018/04/26/biochar-what-can-it-do-for-your-soil/

Interpretive Summary: Biochar-based amendments have received widespread attention in both the academic and the popular press. Despite this attention, almost no generalizable recommendations have emerged regarding amendment rates, techniques, or expected agronomic outcomes. This article describes the PNW Biochar Atlas, a web-based set of decision support tools to supply soil scientists, growers, and other enthusiasts with information to predict how a specific biochar could interact with specific soils to improve soil health, and ultimately improve crop yields.

Technical Abstract: Biochar-based amendments have received widespread attention in both the academic and the popular press. Despite this attention, almost no generalizable recommendations have emerged regarding amendment rates, techniques, or expected agronomic outcomes. This article describes the PNW Biochar Atlas, decision support tools to supply soil scientists, growers, and other enthusiasts with information to predict how a specific biochar could interact with specific soils to improve soil health, and ultimately improve crop yields.