Biochar application promotes crops yield through regulating root development and the community structure of root endophytic fungi in wheat-maize rotation

S Han, H Li, Z Rengel, Z Du, N Hu, Y Wang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar incorporation into soil has been found to benefit crop yield. However, the effects of
biochar application on crop root growth and morphology and root endophytic fungi in …

Biochar-mediated changes in the microbial communities of rhizosphere soil alter the architecture of maize roots

H Yan, M Cong, Y Hu, C Qiu, Z Yang, G Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aeolian sandy soil is a key resource for supporting food production on a global scale;
however, the growth of crops in Aeolian sandy soil is often impaired due to its poor physical …

Soil amendment with biochar increases maize yields in a semi-arid region by improving soil quality and root growth

Q Xiao, LX Zhu, HP Zhang, XY Li… - Crop and Pasture …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
Biochar has been widely proposed as a relatively novel approach to improve soil quality and
increase crop productivity, but its underlying mechanisms are not well understood. A large …

Biochar increases maize yield by promoting root growth in the rainfed region

X Liu, H Wang, C Liu, B Sun, J Zheng… - Archives of Agronomy …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Although biochar amendment could increase crop yield globally, it remains unclear how
biochar improves grain yield. A two-year field experiment was conducted to investigate the …

Successive biochar amendment improves soil productivity and aggregate microstructure of a red soil in a five-year wheat-millet rotation pot trial

L He, J Zhao, S Yang, H Zhou, S Wang, X Zhao, G Xing - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil structure affects soil physical, chemical, and microbial processes, and is a key factor
influencing soil productivity and ecological functions. Biochar (BC) has a porous structure …

Effects of Tobacco Stem-Derived Biochar on Soil Properties and Bacterial Community Structure under Continuous Cropping of Bletilla striata

L Zhao, H Guan, R Wang, H Wang, Z Li, W Li… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2021 - Springer
Biochar has been shown to promote the growth of crops under continuous cropping. It has
been proposed that biochar could improve soil properties and alter bacterial community …

Biochar contributes to resistance against root rot disease by stimulating soil polyphenol oxidase

S Ge, J Gao, D Chang, T He, H Cai, M Wang, C Li… - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Biochar has been considered an effective approach as soil amendment for decreasing
incidences of disease and regulating microbial populations in continuous-cropping soil …

Long‐term biochar application promotes rice productivity by regulating root dynamic development and reducing nitrogen leaching

B Liu, H Li, H Li, A Zhang, Z Rengel - Gcb Bioenergy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar is beneficial for improving soil quality and crop productivity. However, the long‐term
effects of biochar addition on temporal dynamics of plant shoot and root growth, and the …

Biochar improves soil physical characteristics and strengthens root architecture in Muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia L.)

Y Chang, L Rossi, L Zotarelli, B Gao, MA Shahid… - Chemical and Biological …, 2021 - Springer
Background Biochar is widely assumed as an effective soil amendment. It improves soil
structure and fertility, thereby enhancing crop growth and development. There is still a …

Changes in soil nutrient availability explain biochar's impact on wheat root development

M Olmo, R Villar, P Salazar, JA Alburquerque - Plant and Soil, 2016 - Springer
Aims Biochar is a carbon-rich product obtained from the pyrolysis of organic materials. Its
use, combined with fertilizers, can modify soil properties and affect root morphology and …