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Improved soils, healthier crops and new income streams are among the potential benefits to emerge from ACIAR-supported biochar research in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A project that aims to reduce the impact of crop residues in Vietnam and increase their value has helped both researchers and smallholder farmers to build skills in circular economy initiatives such as biochar production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Country Lore Readers' Tips to Live By At ECO3 Farm, we've discovered a better way to crushbiochar. This method creates nicely crushed biochar for allof our planting beds. We load our garden biochar concoction -- woodstovecharcoal, coffee grounds, eggshells, burnt bones,and more -- into a cement mixer. [Extracted from the article]

Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia, Maiden & Betche) orchard management in Hawaii can result in the loss of organic matter and soil degradation. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of macadamia husk mulch, husk mulch combined with biochar, husk mulch combined with effective microorganisms (EM), soil profiling, and wood chip mulch on yield, nut quality, root growth, and SPAD values during a 1-year study of mature macadamia orchards at two locations in Hawaii. A partial cost-benefit analysis was performed to compare the costs and yield benefits of each treatment. Soil profiling resulted in higher yields than any other treatment, at a mean of 86.6 kg wet-in-husk per tree. No treatments significantly affected nut quality or dry kernel weight. Nut quality was affected by harvesting time, with the earliest harvesting (Aug. 2017) period resulting in the highest recovery rate of number 1 grade kernels (33%). SPAD values increased with the husk mulch combined with EM (6.5%) treatment and soil profiling treatment (6.9%). Husk combined with EM caused an 87% increase in total root biomass during the study period due to increased proteoid root biomass. The soil profiling treatment had the second lowest estimated cost per hectare and had the highest estimated partial profit per hectare. Soil profiling is a destructive management practice and should be used judiciously until its long-term effects on orchard health are studied. The inoculation of EM or sugar signaling may have been responsible for the proliferation of proteoid roots with the husk mulch and EM treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the benefits of adding biochar to soils beside highways in reducing runoff in Delaware, conducted by researchers at the University of Delaware.

The article talks about biochar, which is charcoal produced from plant matter and stored in the soil as a means of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It is mentioned that biochar could reduce U.S. net greenhouse gas emissions by ten to 15 per cent. The article also discusses biochar applications have generated a great deal of interest as a strategy for mitigating climate change by sequestering carbon in soils, and enhancing global food security by increasing crop yields.

The article presents step-by-step instructions for the biochar solution.

The article discusses the use of iron impregnated biochar for treating arsenic contaminated water in a study by University of Florida's researchers. Topics include the treatment of ground hickory chip by pyrolysis and mixed it with ferrous nitrate and water to form iron impregnated biochar, the views of Bin Gao, professor at the university on the same and the potential applications of biochar such as removing carbon dioxide from flume gases and phosphate from wastewater.

The article reports on the study released by Australian environmental organization Climate Institute in April 2014 which shows the role of plants in avoiding global warming. The report examines technologies that remove heat-trapping carbon pollution from the atmosphere are central to avoid dangerous climate change. Climate Institute chief executive John Connor states that the report examines several carbon removal options including afforestation, bio-char and bio-carbon capture and storage.

The article discusses the re-use and management of olive oil production waste. Topics covered include the 4th International Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management Conference that was held in Crete, Greece, in September 2014. Also mentioned are the enhancement of biodegradation, resource recovery, and the use of bio-char derived from coffee grounds to absorb zinc from water.

The article reports on the study of the researchers from the Pacific Institute of British Columbia (BC), which reveals that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be reduced by a charcol-like substance, BC Biochar, which is created by burning biomass in a high-temperature kiln.