Association of biochar properties with changes in soil bacterial, fungal and fauna communities and nutrient cycling processes

Z Dai, X Xiong, H Zhu, H Xu, P Leng, J Li, C Tang, J Xu - Biochar, 2021 - Springer
Soil microorganisms play crucial roles in soil nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, fertility
maintenance and crop health and production. To date, the responses of microorganisms …

Impact of biochar properties on soil conditions and agricultural sustainability: A review

MI Al‐Wabel, Q Hussain, ARA Usman… - Land Degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes the influences of pyrolysis conditions and feedstock types on
biochar properties and how biochar properties in turn affect soil properties. Mechanistic …

Crop residue return sustains global soil ecological stoichiometry balance

J Liu, T Qiu, J Peñuelas, J Sardans, W Tan… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although soil ecological stoichiometry is constrained in natural ecosystems, its responses to
anthropogenic perturbations are largely unknown. Inputs of inorganic fertilizer and crop …

Time Preferences and green agricultural technology adoption: Field evidence from rice farmers in China

H Mao, L Zhou, RY Ying, D Pan - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Green agricultural technology has the potential to not only alleviate the degradation of soil
fertility, but also to improve the agricultural productivity of smallholders. In this paper, taking …

Combined effects of biochar properties and soil conditions on plant growth: a meta-analysis

Y Dai, H Zheng, Z Jiang, B Xing - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar application in agricultural soils can be highly beneficial to plant productivity.
However, how plant productivity response (PPR)[% change of plant yield from control …

Advancements in sustainable thermochemical conversion of agricultural crop residues: A systematic review of technical progress, applications, perspectives, and …

PP Paudel, S Kafle, S Park, SJ Kim, L Cho… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Agricultural crop residues are the lignocellulosic biomass left in the field after harvesting
valuable crop parts. These pose a significant concern due to the waste generated annually …

Application of biochar in agriculture and environment, and its safety issues

SK Das, GK Ghosh, R Avasthe - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2020 - Springer
Biochar production from agro-environmental waste biomass is attracting huge interest as a
low-cost amendment due to its potential numerous benefits to agriculture and environment …

A review on biomass gasification: Effect of main parameters on char generation and reaction

Y Zhang, L Wan, J Guan, Q Xiong, S Zhang… - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
Reactions between char and gasifying agents are usually the controlling step and of a core
role for the overall biomass gasification process due to the relatively low reaction rate. Char …

Untapped renewable energy potential of crop residues in Pakistan: Challenges and future directions

M Kashif, MB Awan, S Nawaz, M Amjad, B Talib… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainability in power generation mainly depends on the transition from fossils to
sustainable energy resources. Biomass from the crop residue has huge potential for …

Overview of the use of biochar from main cereals to stimulate plant growth

Á Martínez-Gómez, J Poveda, C Escobar - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The total global food demand is expected to increase up to 50% between 2010 and 2050;
hence, there is a clear need to increase plant productivity with little or no damage to the …