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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Biochar.
Ashes as fertilizer.
Carbon sequestration.
Soil amendments.
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The biochar revoluti...
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The biochar revolution : transforming agriculture & environment / edited by Paul Taylor.
Mt Evelyn, Vic. : Global Publishing Group, 2010.
Subjects
Biochar.
Ashes as fertilizer.
Carbon sequestration.
Soil amendments.
ISBN:
9781921630415 (paperback)
1921630418 (paperback)
Description:
xiii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Biochar: ancient origins, modern solution -- Making a difference with biochar: from the ground up -- On the farm: a biochar biography -- From blacksmith to biochar: the essence of community -- The accidental scientist: lessons in farming, biochar & collaboration -- What is biochar? -- How biochar helps the soil -- Characterizing biochars: attributes, indicators, and at-home tests -- Biochar production fundamentals -- Biochar production: from colliers to retorts -- Making biochar in small gasifier cookstoves and heaters -- Automated biochar production -- Medium and large scale production -- Simple biochar tests for farmers & gardeners -- Conditioning biochars for application to soils -- Making and using biochar in mixtures -- The greener revolution -- Climate change mitigation using thinly distributed feedstock -- Producing biochar on sugar cane farms -- Large scale pyrolysis for dry land agriculture.
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Summary:
This book describes how biochar, burnt plants, can improve soil and lessen the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.
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Molokai Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
631.86 Bi
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