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<journal-id>0120-9965</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agronomía Colombiana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agron. colomb.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-9965</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Agronomía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-99652022000100120</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/agron.colomb.v40n1.96330</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Economic efficiency of biochar as an amendment for Acacia mangium Willd. plantations]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Eficiencia económica del biocarbón como enmienda en plantaciones de Acacia mangium Willd.]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyes Moreno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Giovanni]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barrientos Fuentes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Darghan Contreras]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia Departamento de Desarrollo Rural y Agroalimentario Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia Departamento de Agronomía Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>120</fpage>
<lpage>128</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-99652022000100120&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-99652022000100120&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-99652022000100120&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Biochar is a product of pyrolysis obtained from any type of biomass and can be used as a soil amendment or conditioner, improving the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil. Additionally, it can serve as an alternative to the application of synthetic fertilization in forest species such as Acacia mangium Willd. This research was oriented towards the determination of the economic efficiency of the use of biochar in A. mangium compared to the use of synthetic fertilizers. Production costs of wood and by-products, income and profits from forestry, economic efficiency of capital (cost-benefit ratio), labor (wood production per worker), and land (wood production ha-1) were considered. We found that the production of wood using biochar increased by 47% per unit area (ha), by 23% per unit of work (worker), and increased earnings by approximately one million Colombian pesos ha-1 compared to the use of only synthetic fertilizers.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El biocarbón es el producto de la pirólisis que se obtiene de cualquier tipo de biomasa y puede ser usado como enmienda o acondicionador para mejorar las propiedades físicas, químicas y biológicas del suelo. Además, se puede utilizar como una alternativa para reemplazar la aplicación de fertilizantes sintéticos en especies forestales como Acacia mangium Willd. Esta investigación se orientó hacia la determinación de la eficiencia económica del uso del biocarbón en A. mangium frente al uso de fertilizantes sintéticos. Se consideraron costos de producción de madera y subproductos, los ingresos y ganancias de la actividad forestal, la eficiencia económica del capital (relación costo-beneficio), del trabajo (producción de madera por trabajador) y de la tierra (producción de madera ha-1). Se encontró que la producción de madera con biocarbón se incrementó en un 47% por unidad de superficie (ha), en un 23% por unidad de trabajo (trabajador) y las ganancias aumentaron en aproximadamente un millón de pesos colombianos ha-1 respecto al uso de sólo fertilizantes sintéticos.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[costos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ingresos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[eficiencia del trabajo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[eficiencia de la tierra]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[rentabilidad]]></kwd>
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