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values of yield increases<br />

Trial site#<br />

and fertiliser<br />

yield<br />

benefit<br />

<strong>banded</strong><br />

charcoal<br />

broad acre<br />

equivalent<br />

kg/ha<br />

charcoal<br />

value ($/ha) for<br />

<strong>wheat</strong> at<br />

carbon<br />

value<br />

kg/ha<br />

carbon $150/t $250/t $/kg C #<br />

kg/ha t/ha<br />

1. 100 kg/ha<br />

mineral+ 1 640 1.5 250 56 96 160 2.84<br />

1. 30 kg/ha<br />

soluble 2 344 6.0 1000 225 52 86 0.38<br />

2. 110 kg/ha<br />

soluble 3 76 6.0 1000 225 11 19 0.08<br />

3. 110 kg/ha<br />

soluble* 83 3.0 620* 140 12 21 0.15<br />

#<br />

<strong>wheat</strong> at $250/t<br />

~$3/kg = $3000/t of carbon!

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