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Integrated biochar research: A roadmap

James E. Amonette, Humberto Blanco-Canqui, Chuck Hassebrook, David A. Laird, Rattan Lal, Johannes Lehmann and Deborah Page-Dumroese
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation January 2021, 76 (1) 24A-29A; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.1115A
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