76. Symposium des ANS e. V. & Final Meeting EU-Cost Action "Biochar"

Understanding Biochar Mechanisms for Practical Implementation

Einführungsvorträge 1. und 2. Tag

Claudia KAMMANN & Wolfgang LUCHT
OPENING Biochar from an Earth System Sciences Perspective

28. September 2015

Session 1
Yakov KUZYAKOV - Keynote
Keynote Biochar Stability in Soil
Jeff NOVAK
Weathering of designer biochar
Zhe WENG
Negative priming still evident in the field 9 years after biochar application

Session 2
Stephen JOSEPH - Keynote
Keynote Making Biochar Commercially Viable; Recent Experiences from aroend the world
Rianne VISSER
Producing Biochar & Energy by pyrolysis or LT-gasification
Katja WIEDNER
Making the invisible visible - Surface properties of fresh, ancient and composted biochars
Josephine GETZ
Soil relevant properties of biochar mineral composites derived from pyrolysis and HTC
Wolfram BUSS
Contamination issues in production of biochar
Ondrej MASEK
Conclusion achievable biochar production and product control-standard biochar

Session 6
Neele AMELOOT - Keynote
Keynote_N2O emission from biochar amended soils - clear reductions, unclear mechanisms
Kurt SPOKAS
Biochar - Could air dried moisture content be the key?
Roman HÜPPI
Effect of biochar and liming on soil nitrous oxide emissions from a maize field with lime-adjusted pH treatment
Lars ELSGAARD
Greenhouse gas emissions from biochar-amended soil
Chris BAMMINGER
Contrasting effects of biochar and elevated soil temperature
Rebecca HOOD-NOWOTNEY
The impact of biochar incorporation on inorganic nitrogen fertilizer uptake, by barley and sunflower, maize and wheat temperature arable field trials using 15N tracers

29. September 2015 

Session 3
Johannes LEHMANN
Openening Lecture: Persistence of Biochar - matching variable mineralization to variable needs
Gerard CORNELISSEN
Keynote Organic compounds in biochar - strong binding and limited bioavailability
Jessica SHEPHERD
Using AD biochar materials to recycle phosphorus from wastewater
Santanuu MUKHERJEE
Analysis of biomixtures to determine the fate of pesticides
Jim IPPOLITO
Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Sorption by Biochar in Mine Land Soils
Thomas BUCHELI
Plenary discussion & wrap up

Session 4
Ellen GRABER
Biochar use in horticulture - Opening and Discussion
Omer FRENKEL - Keynote
The effect of biochar on plant health: what should we learn while designing biochar substrates?
Ana Caterina BASTOS
Bridging the gap between analytical & effect-based biochar characterization: an inter-laboratory COST Action initiative
Lidia SAS PASZT
Effect of Biochar on plant growth and development in fruits
Christiane DICKE
Rice husk hydrochar increased germination of Lepidium sativum L. compared to char-free soil
Munoo PRASAD
Use of hydrochar and biochar as peat replacement: characterization and comparative plant growth tests
Ellen GARBER
Do organic chemicals from biochar play a role in plant growth? A study of root hair development in Arabidopsis as affected by humic-like substances extracted from biochar
Daniel MEYER
Regionale Treibhausgaskompensationdurch Humusaufbau 
 
Session 5
Alessandro PERESOTTI - Keynote
Biochar inTropical Agriculture - A green light from research
José Maria DE LA ROSA
Effect of affordable biochar amendment on the groth and physiology of sunflower cultivated on a Calcic Cambisol under Mediterranean climate conditions
Greet Ruysschaert
Effect of pure biochar on crop yield in 32 European field trials
Burkhart Wilske
Effect of biochar amendment on soil microbial communities
Bruno GLASER
Biochar as option for sustainable resource management