Application of biochar for improving physical, chemical, and hydrological soil properties: a systematic review

S Ahmad Bhat, A Kuriqi, MUD Dar, O Bhat… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biochar is a carbon-based substance made by the pyrolysis of organic waste. The amount of
biochar produced is determined by the type of feedstock and pyrolysis conditions. Biochar is …

Advances and prospects of biochar in improving soil fertility, biochemical quality, and environmental applications

J Nepal, W Ahmad, F Munsif, A Khan… - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
With the global food deficit increasing and rising climate change issues, there is a need to
find green solutions to improve soil fertility and productivity while enhancing soil biochemical …

Effects of biochar amendment on soil physical and chemical properties: current status and knowledge gaps

WU Yu, XU Gang, L Yingchun… - Advances in Earth Science, 2014 - adearth.ac.cn
Biochar is an organic material with high carbon content, most aromatic structure and great
stability resulting from high temperature thermal conversion (usually< 700℃) of organic …

Biochar as a carbonaceous material to enhance soil quality in drylands ecosystems: A review

ÍV do Nascimento, LG Fregolente… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drylands are fragile environments that should be carefully managed to improve their quality
and functions to achieve sustainable development. Their major problems involve low …

A review on biochar modulated soil condition improvements and nutrient dynamics concerning crop yields: pathways to climate change mitigation and global food …

TJ Purakayastha, T Bera, D Bhaduri, B Sarkar… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The beneficial role of biochar on improvement of soil quality, C sequestration, and
enhancing crop yield is widely reported. As such there is not much consolidated information …

Understanding the biochar's role in ameliorating soil acidity

R SHI, J LI, NI Ni, R XU - Journal of integrative agriculture, 2019 - Elsevier
Extensive acidic soils, which suffer from accelerated soil acidification, are found in southern
China. Soil acidity, aluminum toxicity, and nutrient deficiencies severely limited crop …

A concise review of biochar application to agricultural soils to improve soil conditions and fight pollution

M Shaaban, L Van Zwieten, S Bashir, A Younas… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Application of biochar to soil can play a significant role in the alteration of nutrients
dynamics, soil contaminants as well as microbial functions. Therefore, strategic biochar …

Influence of rice husk biochar and lime in reducing phosphorus application rate in acid soil: A field trial with maize

M Mosharrof, MK Uddin, S Mia, MF Sulaiman… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biochar has been suggested for application in acidic soils for increasing agricultural
productivity, as it may result in the benefits of sustainable carbon offset into soils and of …

Biochar-Soil-Plant interactions: A cross talk for sustainable agriculture under changing climate

G Murtaza, Z Ahmed, SM Eldin, B Ali… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Biochars provide several agricultural and environmental benefits, such as soil health
improvement, better crop growth and yield, carbon sequestration, decreasing greenhouse …

Effect of low energy-consuming biochars in combination with nitrate fertilizer on soil acidity amelioration and maize growth

K Mehmood, J Li, J Jiang, MM Masud, R Xu - Journal of Soils and …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose We evaluated the ameliorative effects of crop straw biochars either alone or in
combination with nitrate fertilizer on soil acidity and maize growth. Materials and methods …