There is evidence that the Carboniferous age occurred in part because plants invented lignin oh, and it took bacteria and fungi a long time to figure out how to make lignin degrade.

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Hi Albert I appreciate your sharp eye. You are good, What talks to you; what talks to us? David David R Derbowka owner Passive Remediation Systems Ltd. Tel: +1 250 306 6377 | eMail: david.derbowka@prs

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An article appearing in the June 2020 issue of Harpers Magazine, Ground Control: How forests adapt to climate change, by Drew Pendergrass, regrettably creates some mistaken impressions about the viabi

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https://phys.org/news/2018-09-harness-microbes-nutrients.html My sense is that biochar can assist in rhizophagy by being an environmental conditioner in the root zone. my 2 cents..... Mike Sent from m

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Thanks Barry, good article! Rick

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Barry: Could you clarify the dates of biochar addition and the testing. The description implies that the biochar was added in 2010, but could be read to say that the research plots were established te

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Rick, One of our recent studies on biochar and phosphorus retention in soil: Biochar-induced soil stability influences phosphorus retention in a temperate agricultural soil http://joann-whalen.researc

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I am surprised that you believe phosphorus levels in biochar are high. I've tested every commercially available biochar that I could bring into California. Phosphorous concentrations are very low in a

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Hello Paul and all, Over the years lots of R&D work and experiences on this important topic was /is done, accumulated and shared by people and technology developers /providers such as PYREG and associ

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Respected members, As I currently working on the availability of phosphorus from biochar so, I am introducing a new topic about "Biochar as a phosphorus fertilizer". The main source of phosphorus is t

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i'm on the run; no time to type long detailed thoughts. so, a few quick comments. few seem to understand yet what soil is: one of the most complex substances on earth. more focused & functional: one o

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