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Seminar Series
The Centre for Land Rehabilitation presents a special seminar
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
4 - 5pm , The Agricultural Lecture Theatre, UWA
This is a free event and all are welcome
Our seminars are followed by refreshments in the Faculty Common Room
The Agriculture Lecture Theatre can be found in Section L7 of the campus map
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Time |
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Speaker |
Topic |
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4.00 – 5:00 pm
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25th
Tuesday
September |
Stephen Joseph
Visiting Professor
School of Materials Science and Engineering
University of NSW. |
BIOCHAR:
A New Perspective On an Old Input to Farming and Land Management |
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Biochar has been utilised in agricultural systems for many thousands of years in all continents. Aborigines managed a large part of Australia's eco-system through the lighting of cool fires which produced significant quantities of biochar (charcoal) and ash.
Over the past 20 years a concerted research effort has been underway to understand why biochar is so effective in improving soil quality and crop yields. In this seminar I will attempt to summarise the conclusions from all of this research and to outline what future research is necessary to ensure that biochar is accepted as an input to different agricultural systems. | |
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