Biochar as a tool for the improvement of soil and environment

E Kabir, KH Kim, EE Kwon - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Biochar is a versatile and sustainable tool for agricultural and environmental remediation
due to its unique physicochemical properties in terms of soil fertility, nutrient retention, and …

Post-fire soil emissions of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N2O) across global ecosystems: a review

EZ Stephens, PM Homyak - Biogeochemistry, 2023 - Springer
Wildfires may increase soil emissions of trace nitrogen (N) gases like nitric oxide (NO) and
nitrous oxide (N2O) by changing soil physicochemical conditions and altering microbial …

Responses of soil greenhouse gas emissions to no-tillage: A global meta-analysis

Z Li, Q Zhang, Z Li, Y Qiao, K Du, Z Yue, C Tian… - Sustainable Production …, 2023 - Elsevier
No-tillage (NT) is an effective agricultural practice for climate change mitigation and food
security, which is extensively adopted worldwide. The sustainability of NT depends on the …

Nitrogen deposition-induced stimulation of soil heterotrophic respiration is counteracted by biochar in a subtropical forest

Y Li, S Zhang, Y Fang, D Hui, C Tang… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
Both atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition and biochar application can markedly impact soil
heterotrophic respiration (RH), an important component of the global carbon cycle. However …

Modified biochar reduces the greenhouse gas emission intensity and enhances the net ecosystem economic budget in black soil soybean fields

Y Gong, R Hou, Q Fu, T Li, J Wang, Z Su, W Shen… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Long-term high intensity utilization leads to the degradation of black soil in Northeast China
and the serious loss of organic carbon. Biochar has great potential for improving the carbon …

How does biochar influence soil nitrification and nitrification-induced N2O emissions?

Q Liu, Y Wu, J Ma, J Jiang, X You, R Lv, S Zhou… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitrification is a major pathway of N 2 O production, especially in aerobic soils. The
amendment of soils with biochar has been suggested as a promising solution to regulate …

Suitable biochar application practices simultaneously alleviate N2O and NH3 emissions from arable soils: A meta-analysis study

X Zhang, L Gu, D Gui, B Xu, R Li, X Chen, Z Sha… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) fertilization profoundly improves crop agronomic yield but triggers reactive N
(Nr) loss into the environment. Nitrous (N 2 O) and ammonia (NH 3) emissions are the main …

Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural fields in Japan and mitigation options: a review

H Akiyama - Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Agriculture is a significant anthropogenic source of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O).
This review provides an overview of the emissions of the two greenhouse gases (GHGs) …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid response of soil GHG emissions and microbial parameters to the addition of biochar and the freeze-thaw cycle

A Walkiewicz, W Dong, C Hu - International …, 2023 - international-agrophysics.org
ABSTRACT A reduction in snow cover makes soil more ex-posed to freezing-thawing
processes. We tested the rapid response of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in fertilized …

Effects of Biochar Amendment on N2O Emissions from Soils with Different pH Levels

F Lin, H Wang, H Shaghaleh, A Ali Adam Hamad… - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biochar application has the potential for mitigating N2O emissions from agricultural soils and
has been suggested as a management practice to ameliorate soil fertility and increase crop …