soil fertility Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:01:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Adding Biochar To Soils Increases Their Fertility And Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions https://www.greenoptimistic.com/adding-biochar-soils-increases-fertility-reduces-greenhouse-gas-emissions-20131008/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/adding-biochar-soils-increases-fertility-reduces-greenhouse-gas-emissions-20131008/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:58:50 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=42304 Scientists from University of Tubingen have discovered a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural land. Microbiologists Johannes Harter and Jans-Martin Krause and team, explored whether adding biochar to the soil will allow farmers to reduce the amount of needed nitrogen fertilizer, and to cut down the emitted nitrous oxide. It turns out, it […]

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