Agriculture and land use change has significantly increased atmospheric emissions of the
non-CO2 green-house gases (GHG) nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4). Since human …

Almost 30 years ago, a distinguished soil physical‐chemist, Grant W. Thomas, voiced
serious concern about what he saw in the soil science literature as more a preoccupation …

Soil amendment with biochar can modify soil microbial abundance, activity and community
structure. Nevertheless, the long-term evolution of these effects is unknown and of critical …

Aims Supplying phytolith-rich biochar in agrosystems increases soil pH, CEC and nutrient
availability, adding to the impact of Si uptake on plant growth. Here we studied this specific …

Research on biochar has increased, but its long‐term effect on the fertility of temperate
agricultural soil remains unclear. In Wallonia, Belgium, pre‐industrial charcoal production …

The study of archaeological remains of charcoal kilns is a fast growing field of research. The
history and evolution of different types of (pre) historical charcoal production features is still …

In the preliminary research by using DTMs from airborne LIDAR data we found an
unexpectedly high concentration of charcoal hearth remains which can potentially provide …

Core Ideas Charcoal hearth remains are a widespread legacy of historic iron production.
Soils on charcoal hearth remains are a carbon sink. Soils on charcoal hearths are classified …

The use of biochar as an additive for growing media for the production of potted plants
requires a sound knowledge of how its properties impact plant biomass production. This …

The short-term benefits of biochar application on crop yield await confirmation with long-term
effects when initial liming or nutritional benefits are attenuated. In this study, we determined …