In rural Arkansas, researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are exploring the potential of biochar to replace synthetic fertilizers in hay production -- especially ...
A research team demonstrated that applying biochar at 30 t·ha-1 combined with a 10%-20% reduction in nitrogen fertilizer significantly improved nitrogen utilization efficiency and the nitrogen harvest ...
Farmers around the world rely on nitrogen fertilizers to sustain crop production, but in many alkaline soils a large share of ...
Biochar traps microorganisms that can sequester carbon emissions in the soil for long periods of time, lessening farmers’ environmental impact. It can also help farmers by holding things like ...
Comparison with the control plant (microscopy on the left) reveals that symbiosis with mycorrhizal fungi is stronger when tomato seedlings are fertilized with biochar based on wheat straw (center).
If you’ve ever stepped foot on a dairy farm, you know the smell of cow manure comes with the territory. Farmers deal with the challenges of disposing of the waste on a daily basis, but a sustainable ...