The Role of Biochar in Climate-Smart Agriculture
PI – Manoj Menon (University of Sheffield)
Food Side Co-Investigators - Sylvia Toet (University of York), Masoud Babaei (University of Manchester), Joseph Hufton (University of Sheffield), James MacPhail (Carbon Gold, UK)
STFC Side Co-Investigators - Genoveva Burca (STFC ISIS Neutron & Muon Source) Shashidhara Marathe (STFC ISIS Neutron & Muon Source), Oxana Magdysyuk (STFC ISIS Neutron & Muon Source),Claire Pizzey (Diamond Light Source)
Food Side Co-Investigators - Sylvia Toet (University of York), Masoud Babaei (University of Manchester), Joseph Hufton (University of Sheffield), James MacPhail (Carbon Gold, UK)
STFC Side Co-Investigators - Genoveva Burca (STFC ISIS Neutron & Muon Source) Shashidhara Marathe (STFC ISIS Neutron & Muon Source), Oxana Magdysyuk (STFC ISIS Neutron & Muon Source),Claire Pizzey (Diamond Light Source)
Soils are essential for food production, and they also provide several valuable ecological functions including regulation of global climate through the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Both soil organic carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) are essential for improving soil quality, health and crop yields and they also contribute significantly to the global GHG (CO2, nitrous oxide (N2O) & methane (CH4)) emissions. Therefore, building climate-smart agricultural soils is crucial for addressing global food security and climate change. One of such strategies is the addition of biochar in soils which is known to increase C, N and other nutrients stocks leading to better crop yields. To maximise the benefits of biochar, we will need an integrated and mechanistic understanding of the impacts of biochar on soil C and N transformations including their losses as GHGs which will be addressed in this project through a newly developed collaboration between universities, STFC facilities and an industry partner (Carbon Gold UK).
2019 AWARDED SCOPING PROJECT - More scoping projects
2019 AWARDED SCOPING PROJECT - More scoping projects
