Biochar soil amendment on alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a critical review

S Ali, M Rizwan, MF Qayyum, YS Ok, M Ibrahim… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Drought and salt stress negatively affect soil fertility and plant growth. Application of biochar,
carbon-rich material developed from combustion of biomass under no or limited oxygen …

A perspective on biochar for repairing damages in the soil–plant system caused by climate change-driven extreme weather events

A Kumar, T Bhattacharya, S Mukherjee, B Sarkar - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
There has been more than 75% rise in the number of extreme weather events such as
drought and flood during 2000–2019 compared to 1980–1999 due to the adverse effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation using water quality indices and multivariate modeling in makkah Al-Mukarramah province, Saudi Arabia

M El Osta, M Masoud, A Alqarawy, S Elsayed, M Gad - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water shortage and quality are major issues in many places, particularly arid and semi-arid
regions such as Makkah Al-Mukarramah province, Saudi Arabia. The current work was …

Worldwide regulations and guidelines for agricultural water reuse: a critical review

F Shoushtarian, M Negahban-Azar - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water reuse is gaining momentum as a beneficial practice to address the water crisis,
especially in the agricultural sector as the largest water consumer worldwide. With recent …

Salt-affected soils, reclamation, carbon dynamics, and biochar: a review

S Amini, H Ghadiri, C Chen, P Marschner - Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2016 - Springer
Purpose This paper reviews chemical, physical, and biological problems of salt-affected
soils and different reclamation methods applied to rehabilitate these soils. Methods Methods …

Soil salinization research in China: Advances and prospects

J Li, L Pu, M Han, M Zhu, R Zhang, Y Xiang - Journal of Geographical …, 2014 - Springer
With the environmental deterioration caused by the advance of climate change, soil
salinization is a serious and growing global problem. Currently about 7% of the world's land …

Application of zeolites for sustainable agriculture: a review on water and nutrient retention

SAA Nakhli, M Delkash, BE Bakhshayesh… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2017 - Springer
Developing urbanization, water shortage, watercourse pollution, and demands for more food
due to population growth require a more efficient water irrigation and fertilizer application …

Application of irrigation water quality indices and multivariate statistical techniques for surface water quality assessments in the Northern Nile Delta, Egypt

S Elsayed, H Hussein, FS Moghanm, KM Khedher… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Under sustainable development conditions, the water quality of irrigation systems is a
complex issue which involves the combined effects of several surface water management …

Hydrochemical characteristics and water quality assessment of surface water and groundwater in Songnen plain, Northeast China

B Zhang, X Song, Y Zhang, D Han, C Tang, Y Yu, Y Ma - Water research, 2012 - Elsevier
Water quality is the critical factor that influence on human health and quantity and quality of
grain production in semi-humid and semi-arid area. Songnen plain is one of the grain bases …

Leaching and reclamation of a biochar and compost amended saline–sodic soil with moderate SAR reclaimed water

VN Chaganti, DM Crohn, J Šimůnek - Agricultural Water Management, 2015 - Elsevier
Remediating saline–sodic soils with organic amendments is increasingly seen as a cheaper
and sustainable alternative to inorganic materials. The reclamation potential of biochar …