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Impact of Biochar Soil Amendment on Growth and Physiology of Live Oak Saplings
Summary
Biochar
from gasification of wood waste in Louisiana was used as soil amendment in a
randomized completely block design study to quantify the impact of biochar soil
treatment on the growth and physiology of live oak saplings. Height, diameter
growth, net photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration of live oak saplings
were measured after biochar soil amendment treatment during one growing season.
In addition, impact of biochar on the chemical properties of the soil was
quantified. The results indicated statistically significant impact on growth
and physiology of live oak saplings treated by biochar soil amendment. Chemical
soil properties were significantly impacted by the biochar amendment.
Conference Proceedings Documents
Presenters
Dr. Kamran K. Abdollahi is a Professor and Chair
for the Urban Forestry Program at SU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was instrumental in
establishing the first urban forestry B.S. degree granting program in the US in
1994. He served on the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
to the US Secretary of Agriculture (NUCFAC) from 1999-2003. He served as Vice
President and President of the Arboricultural Research and Education Academy
(AREA) in 2010-2012. He is currently
serving as an executive board member of the National Association of University
Forest Resources Professionals (NAUFRP). He has served on the editorial board
of the Journal of Arboriculture and Urban
Forestry and reviewed articles for the several Journals related to urban
ecosystem and environment. He has
served on the executive board of the ISA Southern Chapter.Kamran has provided leadership in Urban
Forestry for the Society of American Foresters (SAF) by serving as Chair-elect
and Chair for more than 6 years. Dr. Abdollahi has made more than 90 scientific
presentations and published 50 scientific articles. Kamran has served as
co-director for the Gulf Coast Regional Climate Change Assessment Program and
co-edited several books on the subject. He has participated in the Oxford
Roundtable on Global Climate Change in Oxford University, UK. Kamran has a
B.S. in Agricultural Engineering (1983)
and Soil Science (1985) from The Pennsylvania State University and Ph.D. in
Forest Ecophysiology from the Arthur Temple College of Forestry at S.F. Austin
University (SFA, 1991). Dr. Abdollahi has received many awards for excellence
in research, teaching and outreach.
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