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The present invention relates to (1) a method for producing biochar having bio stimulating effects, (2) biochar that has been produced to having increased bio stimulating effects, (3) a method for capturing material extracted from biochar and (4) biochar extracts, comprising desired compounds extracted from biochar and suspended in an extract solution. The methods above all involve obtaining a particular biomass source and pyrolyzing the biomass source under specific conditions to increase the bio stimulating effects of the biochar. The method for capturing the material extracted from the biochar produced to have such stimulating effects includes contacting the biochar with a treating liquid, separating the biochar from the biochar extract, collecting the biochar extract from which the biochar has been separated and resuspending the biochar extract in an modified aqueous solution for further use and/or processing separate from, or prior to, disposal. The biochar extract suspended in solution then includes desired compounds (a) at least 0.1 ppm of one or more of the following phenylpropanoid, phenylalanine, flavonoids, sterols, terpenes, terpenoids, tannins, coumarins, benzaldehydes and phenols; (b) at least 0.1 g/L of humics, fulvics or a combination of both humics and fulvics and/or (c) one or more of the following salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, abscisic acid, cytokinin, gibberellic acid and ethylene, by way of example.

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