Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management (Jun 2017)
Biochars in soils: towards the required level of scientific understanding
- Priit Tammeorg,
- Ana Catarina Bastos,
- Simon Jeffery,
- Frédéric Rees,
- Jürgen Kern,
- Ellen R. Graber,
- Maurizio Ventura,
- Mark Kibblewhite,
- António Amaro,
- Alice Budai,
- Cláudia M. d. S. Cordovil,
- Xavier Domene,
- Ciro Gardi,
- Gabriel Gascó,
- Ján Horák,
- Claudia Kammann,
- Elena Kondrlova,
- David Laird,
- Susana Loureiro,
- Martinho A. S. Martins,
- Pietro Panzacchi,
- Munoo Prasad,
- Marija Prodana,
- Aline Peregrina Puga,
- Greet Ruysschaert,
- Lidia Sas-Paszt,
- Flávio C. Silva,
- Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira,
- Giustino Tonon,
- Gemini Delle Vedove,
- Costanza Zavalloni,
- Bruno Glaser,
- Frank G. A. Verheijen
Affiliations
- Priit Tammeorg
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 27 (Latokartanonkaari 5, Plant Production Sciences), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
- Ana Catarina Bastos
- University of Aveiro, Department of Biology, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Simon Jeffery
- Crop and Environment Sciences department, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
- Frédéric Rees
- Université de Lorraine/INRA, Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- Jürgen Kern
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Max-Eyth Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
- Ellen R. Graber
- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, 50250 Bet Dagan, Israel
- Maurizio Ventura
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano/Bozen, piazza Università, 5-39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Mark Kibblewhite
- Cranfield University, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom
- António Amaro
- University of Aveiro, Department of Biology, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Department of Environment and Planning, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Alice Budai
- Department of Soil Quality and Climate Change, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Høgskoleveien 7, 1430 Ås, Norway
- Cláudia M. d. S. Cordovil
- Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, LEAF, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
- Xavier Domene
- CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès 01893, Spain; Department of Plant and Animal Biology and Ecology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain
- Ciro Gardi
- European Food Safety Agency, Parma, Italy
- Gabriel Gascó
- School of Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Spain
- Ján Horák
- Department of Biometeorology and Hydrology, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
- Claudia Kammann
- Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, WG Climate Change Research for Special Crops, Hochschule Geisenheim University, Von-Lade Str. 1, D-65366 Geisenheim, Germany
- Elena Kondrlova
- Department of Biometeorology and Hydrology, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
- David Laird
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa, USA 50011
- Susana Loureiro
- University of Aveiro, Department of Biology, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Martinho A. S. Martins
- Department of Environment and Planning, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Pietro Panzacchi
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano/Bozen, piazza Università, 5-39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Munoo Prasad
- Compost/AD Research & Advisory (IE,CY), Naas, Ireland
- Marija Prodana
- Department of Environment and Planning, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Aline Peregrina Puga
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation – EMBRAPA Environment, 13820-000, Jaguariúna (SP), Brazil
- Greet Ruysschaert
- Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Burg. Van Gansberghelaan 109, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
- Lidia Sas-Paszt
- Research Institute of Horticulture, Rhizosphere Laboratory, Pomologiczna 18, 96-100 Skierniewice, Poland
- Flávio C. Silva
- Department of Environment and Planning, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation-EMBRAPA Soils., Rua Jardim Botanico 1024, 22460-000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Giustino Tonon
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano/Bozen, piazza Università, 5-39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Gemini Delle Vedove
- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
- Costanza Zavalloni
- California State University Stanislaus, Agricultural Studies program, One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382, USA
- Bruno Glaser
- Institute of Agronomy and Nutritional Sciences, Soil Biogeochemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, von-Seckendorff-Platz 3, 06120 Halle, Germany
- Frank G. A. Verheijen
- Department of Environment and Planning, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2016.1239582
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 25,
no. 2
Abstract
Key priorities in biochar research for future guidance of sustainable policy development have been identified by expert assessment within the COST Action TD1107. The current level of scientific understanding (LOSU) regarding the consequences of biochar application to soil were explored. Five broad thematic areas of biochar research were addressed: soil biodiversity and ecotoxicology, soil organic matter and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, soil physical properties, nutrient cycles and crop production, and soil remediation. The highest future research priorities regarding biochar’s effects in soils were: functional redundancy within soil microbial communities, bioavailability of biochar’s contaminants to soil biota, soil organic matter stability, GHG emissions, soil formation, soil hydrology, nutrient cycling due to microbial priming as well as altered rhizosphere ecology, and soil ph buffering capacity. Methodological and other constraints to achieve the required LOSU are discussed and options for efficient progress of biochar research and sustainable application to soil are presented. First published online: 14 Dec 2016
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