Change:  soluble inorganic phosphate contained in manure into adsorbed phosphate in biochar. At the same time, the precipitate creates a highly nitrogen-rich biochar that could be used instead of nitrogen fertilizer additions biochar sink has the advantage of easy accountability adopting biochar as agriculture's “black gold” is a no-brainer. http://algaloildiesel.wetpaint.com/page/Bio-energy+in+the+black   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 815)

Change: However,"However, as discussed previously, biochar applications do not always benefit mycorrhizal fungi (see Table 1). In these situations, one could argue that biochar, via any of our proposed mechanisms, reduces formation of mycorrhiza, e.g. by decreasing nutrient availability or creating unfavourable nutrient ratios in soils (Wallstedt et al.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 733)

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