Integrating biochar, bacteria, and plants for sustainable remediation of soils contaminated with organic pollutants

L Xiang, JD Harindintwali, F Wang… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The contamination of soil with organic pollutants has been accelerated by agricultural and
industrial development and poses a major threat to global ecosystems and human health …

How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

S Joseph, AL Cowie, L Van Zwieten, N Bolan… - Gcb …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We synthesized 20 years of research to explain the interrelated processes that determine
soil and plant responses to biochar. The properties of biochar and its effects within …

Effects of different feedstocks-based biochar on soil remediation: A review

M Ji, X Wang, M Usman, F Liu, Y Dan, L Zhou… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a promising amendment, biochar has excellent characteristics and can be used as a
remediation agent for diverse types of soil pollution. Biochar is mostly made from agricultural …

[HTML][HTML] Fungi that promote plant growth in the rhizosphere boost crop growth

AA Adedayo, OO Babalola - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
The fungi species dwelling in the rhizosphere of crop plants, revealing functions that
endeavor sustainability of the plants, are commonly referred to as 'plant-growth-promoting …

[HTML][HTML] Pros and cons of biochar to soil potentially toxic element mobilization and phytoavailability: environmental implications

SM Shaheen, A Mosa, Natasha… - Earth Systems and …, 2023 - Springer
While the potential of biochar (BC) to immobilize potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in
contaminated soils has been studied and reviewed, no review has focused on the potential …

Biochar and jasmonic acid application attenuates antioxidative systems and improves growth, physiology, nutrient uptake and productivity of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) …

N El Nahhas, MDF AlKahtani, KAA Abdelaal… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of foliar treatment with jasmonic acid at 0.5 mM (JA) and biochar (15 ton ha− 1) as
a soil amendment for the faba bean (Vicia faba L. Sakha 4) was studied under salinity …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of co-applied corncob biochar with farmyard manure and NPK fertilizer on tropical soil

SO Apori, J Byalebeka, M Murongo, J Ssekandi… - Resources, Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has shown a positive impact on degraded soils. However, the effect of co-applied
biochar with farmyard manure and inorganic fertilizer on soil chemical characteristics, yield …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in understanding biochar's physical–chemistry

P Conte, R Bertani, P Sgarbossa, P Bambina… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar is a porous material obtained by biomass thermal degradation in oxygen-starved
conditions. It is nowadays applied in many fields. For instance, it is used to synthesize new …

[HTML][HTML] Acid-modified biochar impacts on soil properties and biochemical characteristics of crops grown in saline-sodic soils

M El-Sharkawy, AH El-Naggar, AA Al-Huqail… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil salinity and sodicity is a potential soil risk and a major reason for reduced soil
productivity in many areas of the world. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of …

Cadmium immobilization in the rhizosphere and plant cellular detoxification: role of plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria as a sustainable solution

MA Halim, MM Rahman, M Megharaj… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Food is the major cadmium (Cd)-exposure pathway from agricultural soils to humans and
other living entities and must be reduced in an effective way. A plant can select beneficial …