Maguire, Rory O.Agblevor, Foster A.2015-07-312015-07-312010-08-20http://hdl.handle.net/10919/55035There has been a great deal of interest in biochar recently for many reasons, including bioenergy production, carbon sequestration, use as a soil amendment to improve productivity, and as an end use for animal manure. This publication serves as a brief introduction to biochar and many of the issues surrounding its generation and use.2 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.SoilsExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/442/442-311/442-311_pdf.pdfSoil amendmentsAnimal manuresPyrolysisGasification