Soil microbiomes drive key functions in agroecosystems, determining soil fertility, crop
productivity and stress tolerance. The microbiome is intricately linked with soil structure …

Global development has been heavily reliant on the overexploitation of natural resources
since the Industrial Revolution. With the extensive use of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other …

Biochar is produced as a charred material with high surface area and abundant functional
groups by pyrolysis, which refers to the process of thermochemical decomposition of organic …

Enhancing biodiversity in cropping systems is suggested to promote ecosystem services,
thereby reducing dependency on agronomic inputs while maintaining high crop yields. We …

Biochar can be an effective carrier for microbial inoculants because of its favourable
properties promoting microbial life. In this review, we assess the effectiveness of biochar as …

Agricultural food production is a main driver of global greenhouse gas emissions, with
unclear pathways towards carbon neutrality. Here, through a comprehensive life-cycle …

Executive Summary The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use1 (AFOLU) sector
encompasses managed ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while …

The use of biochar is changing, and the combined application of biochar with fertilizer is
increasingly gaining acceptance. However, the yield gains results reported in the existing …

Agricultural lands, because of their large area and exhaustive management practices, have
a substantial impact on the earth's carbon and nitrogen cycles, and agricultural activities …

Biochar is a carbon (C) rich product of thermochemical conversion of organic material that is
used as a soil amendment due to its resistance to decomposition and its influence on …