Abstract: Pyrogenic biochar materials are being considered as a soil amendment in multiple contexts around the world. However, there is limited knowledge about the interaction of biochar with root and nodule development in legumes. A greenhouse study was conducted to evaluate the effect of biochars of differing sources on two Medicago truncatula (clover) genotypes “wild” (w) and “sickle” (skl) (an ethylene insensitive mutant). Biochars of two biomass feedstocks (corn stover and switchgrass) and two pyrolytic processes (slow and fast pyrolysis) we...
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Agronomy
Horticulture