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| Elzobair, K.A.; Stromberger, M.E.; Ippolito, J.A.; Lentz, R.D.. |
| Biochar has been shown to increase microbial activity, alter microbial community structure, and increase soil fertility in arid and semi-arid soils, but at relatively high rates that may be impractical for large-scale field studies. This contrasts with organic amendments such as manure, which can be abundant and inexpensive if locally available, and thus can be applied to fields at greater rates than biochar. In a field study comparing biochar and manure, a fast pyrolysis hardwood biochar (10 tons per acre), dairy manure (19 tons per acre), a combination of biochar and manure at the aforementioned rates, or no amendment (control) was applied to an Aridisol (n=3) in fall 2008. Plots were annually cropped to corn. Surface soils (0-12 inches) were sampled... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Chemistry; Fertility; Soil. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1599/1/1557.pdf |
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| Elzobair, K.A.; Stromberger, M.E.; Ippolito, J.A.. |
| Stabilization of extracellular enzymes may maintain enzymatic activity for ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and bioremediation, while protecting enzymes from proteolysis and denaturation. A laboratory incubation study was conducted to determine whether a fast pyrolysis biochar (CQuest) derived from oak and hickory hardwood would stabilize extracellular enzymes in soil and prohibit the loss of potential enzyme activity following a denaturing stress, in this case microwaving. Soil was incubated in the presence of biochar (0, 1, 2, 5, or 10% by weight) for 36 days and subsequently exposed to microwave energies of 0, 400, 800, 1600, or 3200 Joules per gram of soil. Soil enzymes (ß-glucosidase, ß-D-cellobiosidase,... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Chemistry; Soil. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1597/1/1555.pdf |
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| Ippolito, J.A.; Stromberger, M.E.; Lentz, R.D.; Dungan, R.S.. |
| The effects of biochar application to calcareous soils are not well documented. In a laboratory incubation study, a hardwood-based, fast pyrolysis biochar was applied (0, 1, 2, and 10% by weight) to a calcareous soil. Changes in soil chemistry, water content, microbial respiration, and microbial community structure were monitored over a 12-month period. Increasing biochar application rate increased the water holding capacity of the soil-biochar blend, a trait that could be beneficial under water limited situations. Biochar application also caused an increase in plant-available iron and manganese, soil carbon content, soil respiration rates, bacterial populations, and a decrease in soil nitrate-nitrogen concentration. Biochar rates of 2 and 10% altered the... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Calcareous soil; Nitrogen; Nutrients. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1532/1/1490.pdf |
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| Freeman, C.L.; Ippolito, J.A.; Stromberger, M.E.; Barbarack, K.A.; Redente, E.F.. |
| This study was conducted to determine the effect of biosolids and lime on reclamation of a heavily contaminated metal site. Within the Superfund area near Leadville, CO, biosolids and lime were amended (1998) to a 1 ha site at rates of 240 Mg per ha each. In 2006, soil samples were collected on a 10 m x 10 m grid to a depth of 30 cm across the site. Basic soil analysis included pH, EC, total C and N, inorganic and organic C, and NO3-N and NH4-N. A sequential fractionation for metal contaminants of concern (Cd, Cr, Fe, Pb, Mn, and Zn) identified associations with: 1) soluble/exchangeable; 2) specifically sorbed/weakly bound; 3) non-crystalline Fe/Mn oxides; 4) crystalline Fe/Mn oxides and organically complexed; 5) residual organic; and 6) residual... |
| Tipo: Conference or Workshop Item |
Palavras-chave: Soil. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1433/1/1346.pdf |
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| Ippolito, J.A.; Stromberger, M.E.; Lentz, R.D.; Dungan, R.S.. |
| Biochar may improve nutrient retention when applied to soils, so co-applying biochar with manure may be synergistically beneficial to soils. In a laboratory incubation study, dairy manure (2% by weight) and a hardwood-based, fast pyrolysis biochar was applied (0, 1, 2, and 10% by weight) to a calcareous soil. Destructive sampling occurred at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 12 months, and monitored for changes in soil chemistry, water content, microbial respiration, bacterial populations, and microbial community structure. Increasing biochar application rate improved the soil water content, which may be beneficial in limited irrigation or rainfall areas. Biochar application increased soil organic carbon content and plant-available iron and manganese, while a... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Soil. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1596/1/1554.pdf |
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| Bayley, R.M.; Ippolito, J.A.; Stromberger, M.E.; Barbarack, K.A.; Paschke, M.W.. |
| Land coapplication of water treatment residuals (WTR) with biosolids has not been extensively researched, but the limited studies performed suggest that WTR sorb excess biosolids-borne P. To understand the long-term effects of a single coapplication and the short-term impacts of a repeated coapplication on soil P inorganic and organic transformations, 7.5- by 15-m plots with treatments of three different WTR rates with a single biosolids rate (5, 10, and 21 Mg WTR ha-1 and 10 Mg biosolids ha-1) surface coapplied once in 1991 or surface reapplied in 2002 were utilized. Soils from the 0- to 5-cm depth were collected in 2003 and 2004 and were sequentially fractionated for inorganic and organic P (Po). Inorganic P fractionation determined (i) soluble and... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Phosphorous. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1271/1/1248.pdf |
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