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Reproducing the Amazon's black soil could bolster fertility and remove carbon from atmosphere
Cornell ^ | 02/18/06 | Cornell

Posted on 02/18/2006 10:15:42 PM PST by Moonman62

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To: tertiary01

No, but I imagine you aren't the first to ask. I suggest Google. Do you want to try some in your potting soil?


41 posted on 02/19/2006 10:24:12 AM PST by Moonman62 (Federal creed: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving regulate it. If it stops moving subsidize it)
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I have access to lots of charcoal and charred wood, and would like to experiment to see if these soils could be produced in a dryer climate.

Here's another article:

http://www.newfarm.org/columns/research_paul/2006/0106/charcoal.shtml


42 posted on 02/19/2006 10:39:19 AM PST by tertiary01
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"I wouldn't be surprised either that a sample of the microbes in the Amazonian soil would be needed to "seed" any North American fields that use this technique."

Me either. But this certainly sounds like a potentially very "fertile" (no pun intended) area of reseach for a lot of the "Soil Science" researchers at the A&M universities.

43 posted on 02/19/2006 4:26:21 PM PST by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel)
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To: tertiary01

Another interesting article: http://www.eprida.com/hydro/yahoo2004.htm

And interesting site in general:
http://www.eprida.com/hydro/


44 posted on 03/03/2006 2:26:51 PM PST by Some hope remaining.
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Note: this topic is from 2/18/2006. Thanks Moonman62.

45 posted on 07/24/2015 10:55:31 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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