The utility of biochar for increasing the fertility of new agricultural lands converted from boreal forests1

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Soil Science
• Main Authors: Joinal Abedin, Adrian Unc
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2021
• Subjects: boreal region; land-use conversion; zone boréale; Canada; Happy Valley; Newfoundland; Happy Valley-Goose Bay
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/CJSS-2021-0002

The agricultural soils of the Happy Valley-Goose Bay (HV-GB) region of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada are Podzols that are converted from boreal forest and have limited productivity due to their sandy texture, acidity, low soil organic matter (SOM), cation-exchange capacity (CEC), and water and n...