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residential refuges for micro-organisms

Biochar. Soil Minerals. residential refuges for micro-organisms. Carbon. Research. Glomalus Margarita germination higher than on soil Dr. Makato Ogawa 1991. biochar provides preferred habitat for soil microbes. of special interest. Bacteria populations show sharp increase

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residential refuges for micro-organisms

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  1. Biochar Soil Minerals residential refuges for micro-organisms Carbon Research Glomalus Margarita germination higher than on soil Dr. Makato Ogawa 1991 biochar provides preferred habitat for soil microbes of special interest Bacteria populations show sharp increase after charcoal addition Beijerinckia, Ogawa 1992 nearly 3-fold increase click to continue

  2. Biochar Soil Minerals Carbon Research Effect of biochar on mycorrhizae Charcoal in potting soil stimulates mycorrhizal fungi to become established on Dipterocarps root Makato Ogawa Kansai Environmental Japan click to continue

  3. Terra Preta Soil Minerals Carbon Research Fertile Soil is “aggregated” Mycorryhizal Fungi produce Glomalin a glue to aggregate soil particles improve water holding capacity, aeration, increase tilth, and boost biomass yields Biochar seeds aggregate formation to absorb dissolved organic matter through wet and dry cycles to build humus as long-term carbon storage Dr. Makato Ogawa Kansai Environmental click to continue

  4. Terra Preta Soil Minerals Effect of Biochar Carbon Research on soybean yield, root growth and nodulation Makato Ogawa Kansai Environmental Japan click to continue

  5. Terra Preta Soil Minerals Carbon Research Biochar added to Acacismanguim seedlings 10% 20% 15% 0% at age 6 months, height & diameter significantly increased Siregar (2004), Forest & Nature Conservation Research & Development Center, Indonesia click to continue

  6. Terra Preta Soil Minerals Carbon Research Biochar Benefits Existing Forest In Japan, biochar to enhance plant growth isn’t experimental. Official government-approved soil management practice. Kansai Environmental, division of Kansai Electric, one of Japan’s largest power companies, has projects in Australia and Thailand using biochar in soil to create carbon credits. One million hectare soil restoration project in Australia to grow cash crops and create carbon credits. growth of pine root & mycorrhizae formation started at 5 to 6 months after treatment before: Sept.1998 after: Oct. 1999 results 13 months after treatment Ogawa 1999 Kansai Environmental click to continue

  7. Soil Summary Biochar is not a fertilizer broken down or decayed by weathering a food source for plants or insects digested by ordinary micro-organisms Biochar is stable, permanent and recalcitrant in soil for centuries a sponge to soak up and hold water and nutrients an adsorpent, to attract and hold nutrient ions refuge for microbes out of the soil solution preferred habitat for mycorrhizae Biochar internal storage space 100’s X more than external surface tremendously increases C.E.C. provides A.E.C. for crucial Phosphorus & Nitrogen provides permanent, stable residential space for microbes interacts with humic acids to form supra-molecules in soil

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