( Biochar ( ( can ( ( ( ( sequester ( carbon ( in ( ( the soil ) ( for hundreds ) ) ) ) ) ( to ( thousands ( of years ) ) ) ) , ) ( like coal ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Biochar)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB sequester) (NP (NP (NN carbon)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN soil)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NNS hundreds)))))) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (NNS thousands)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS years))))) (, ,) (PP (IN like) (NP (NN coal))))) (. .)))
Biochar can sequester carbon in the soil for hundreds to thousands of years, like coal.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Soil)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ renewable) (NN resource)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD can) (VP (VB take) (NP (NP (CD thousand)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS years)))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB form)))))))))) (. .)))