Does biochar accelerate the mitigation of greenhouse gaseous emissions from agricultural soil?-A global meta-analysis

A Shakoor, MS Arif, SM Shahzad, TH Farooq… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Greenhouse gaseous (GHGs) emissions from cropland soils are one of the major
contributors to global warming. However, the extent and pattern of these climatic …

Biochar role in the sustainability of agriculture and environment

M Ayaz, D Feizienė, V Tilvikienė, K Akhtar… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The exercise of biochar in agribusiness has increased proportionally in recent years. It has
been indicated that biochar application could strengthen soil fertility benefits, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Nitrous oxide emission from agricultural soils: Application of animal manure or biochar? A global meta-analysis

A Shakoor, SM Shahzad, N Chatterjee, MS Arif… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic amendments (animal manure and biochar) to agricultural soils may enhance soil
organic carbon (SOC) contents, improve soil fertility and crop productivity but also contribute …

Bone-derived biochar improved soil quality and reduced Cd and Zn phytoavailability in a multi-metal contaminated mining soil

M Azeem, A Ali, PGSA Jeyasundar, Y Li… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reusing by-products such as cow bones in agriculture can be achieved thorough pyrolysis.
The potential of bone-derived biochar as a promising material for metals immobilization in …

Effects of biochar application on soil nitrogen transformation, microbial functional genes, enzyme activity, and plant nitrogen uptake: A meta‐analysis of field studies

L Zhang, Y Jing, C Chen, Y Xiang… - GCB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar application can influence soil nitrogen (N) cycle through biological and abiotic
processes. However, studies on comprehensive examination of the effects of biochar …

Anaerobic co-digestion of agricultural wastes toward circular bioeconomy

SY Pan, CY Tsai, CW Liu, SW Wang, H Kim, C Fan - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
A huge amount of agricultural wastes and waste activated-sludge are being generated every
year around the world. Anaerobic co-digestion (AcD) has been considered as an alternative …

Biochar can improve biological nitrogen fixation by altering the root growth strategy of soybean in Albic soil

L Xiu, W Zhang, D Wu, Y Sun, H Zhang, W Gu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Albic soil is a low-yielding soil that is widely distributed in Northeast China. The high
viscosity and acidity and the lack of nutrients in the Albic layer limit the growth of crop. In our …

Does biochar application alleviate soil compaction? Review and data synthesis

H Blanco-Canqui - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar is considered to enhance numerous soil ecosystem services, but whether it
alleviates soil compaction is not well known. This paper: 1) synthesizes the biochar impacts …

The role of biochar in regulating the carbon, phosphorus, and nitrogen cycles exemplified by soil systems

SY Pan, CD Dong, JF Su, PY Wang, CW Chen… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar is a carbon-rich material prepared from the pyrolysis of biomass under various
conditions. Recently, biochar drew great attention due to its promising potential in climate …

Tea leaves biochar as a carrier of Bacillus cereus improves the soil function and crop productivity

M Azeem, TU Hassan, MI Tahir, A Ali… - Applied soil ecology, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of biochar for plant growth and yield is of great importance. A combination of
biochar and potent plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) may contribute extensively …