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Biochar-Induced Priming Effects in Young and Old Poplar Plantation Soils

Weiwei Lu^1,*, Yirui Zhang¹, Yixian Yao¹, Yuying Wu¹, Han Y. H. Chen², Hailin Zhang³, Jia Yu⁴, Caiqin Shen⁵, Qi Liu⁶, Honghua Ruan^1,*

1 College of Biology and the Environment, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
2 Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada
3 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
4 Advanced Analysis and Testing Center, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
5 State Owned Forest Farm of Dongtai, Dongtai, 224200, China
6 College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China

* Corresponding Authors: Weiwei Lu. Email: ; Honghua Ruan. Email: