biochar

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000714",
  "term": "biochar",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A fine-grained porous charcoal produced from organic matter via pyrolysis (i.e. under low temperature and anoxic conditions), often used as a soil amendment to increase soil fertility and tilth and to sequester carbon.",
  "synonyms": [
    "biomass char"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "charcoal",
    "terra preta",
    "biomass",
    "biobased products",
    "carbon sequestration",
    "hydrochars",
    "soil amendments"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "biochar"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/biochar/"
}