Open AccessImpact of Biochar on Water Retention in Soil
Author(s) -
Maciej Gliniak,
Jakub Sikora,
Urszula Sadowska,
Agnieszka Klimek-Kopyra,
Agnieszka E. Latawiec,
Maciej Kuboń
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/362/1/012046
Subject(s) - biochar , water retention , soil water , soil science , environmental chemistry , environmental science , chemistry , pyrolysis , organic chemistry
The article presents analysis of retention properties of mineral soil formations enriched with biochar and an attempt was made to characterise the states of hydration. Due to a complex and time-consuming process of direct measurement of hydration and retention soil characteristics (the so-called pF curve). The paper investigates the relation between a biochar dose and the amount of water retained in soil at the set capillary potential (pF).