Does biochar improve soil water retention? A systematic review and meta-analysis

F Razzaghi, PB Obour, E Arthur - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is widely suggested as a soil amendment to improve soil physical properties for crop
production. However, the heterogeneity between experiments in terms of biochar …

Enhancing plant N uptake with biochar-based fertilizers: limitation of sorption and prospects

DP Rasse, S Weldon, EJ Joner, S Joseph… - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Background Biochar-based fertilizer products (BCF) have been reported to increase both
crop yield and N-use efficiency. Such positive effects are often assumed to result from the …

Mutual relationships of biochar and soil pH, CEC, and exchangeable base cations in a model laboratory experiment

NS Hailegnaw, F Mercl, K Pračke, J Száková… - Journal of Soils and …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The majority of biochar studies use soils with only a narrow range of properties
making generalizations about the effects of biochar on soils difficult. In this study, we aimed …

Biochar in the agroecosystem–climate-change–sustainability nexus

VD Nair, PKR Nair, B Dari, AM Freitas… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Interest in the use of biochar in agriculture has increased exponentially during the past
decade. Biochar, when applied to soils is reported to enhance soil carbon sequestration and …

Role of wastewater in achieving carbon and water neutral agricultural production

FZ Lahlou, HR Mackey, T Al-Ansari - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater reuse for food production represents an opportunity to alleviate the stress on
freshwater resources. Over the millennia, the purpose of wastewater treatment has …

Influence of pyrolysis temperatures on FTIR analysis, nutrient bioavailability, and agricultural use of poultry manure biochars

M Zolfi Bavariani, A Ronaghi… - Communications in Soil …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of pyrolysis temperature on chemical
properties of poultry manure (PM) biochar over the range of 200–500° C. Chemical …

The preliminary study of water-retention related properties of biochar produced from various feedstock at different pyrolysis temperatures

K Kameyama, T Miyamoto, Y Iwata - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Physicochemical properties of biochar, which are used as a soil amendment material in
agricultural fields, are different depending on biomass feedstock and pyrolysis processes. In …

The potential of biochar to enhance the water retention properties of sandy agricultural soils

EO Ndede, S Kurebito, O Idowu, T Tokunari, K Jindo - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The impact of climate change has become increasingly severe in drylands, resulting in heat
stress and water deficiency and, consequently, reducing agricultural production. Biochar …

Enhancing soil water holding capacity and provision of a potassium source via optimization of the pyrolysis of bamboo biochar

TTT Hien, T Tsubota, T Taniguchi, Y Shinogi - Biochar, 2021 - Springer
Rapid expansion of cultivated bamboo negatively impacts on biodiversity and soil microbial
community. As such, it is important to properly manage and use bamboo to prevent and …

Energy-efficient biochar production for thermal backfill applications

D Patwa, U Bordoloi, AA Dubey, K Ravi… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The function of engineered thermal backfills surrounding underground pipelines of the crude
oil industry is to prohibit heat migration for the design period of 25 to 50 years. Biochar is …