[HTML][HTML] The potential of biochar as a microbial carrier for agricultural and environmental applications

S Bolan, D Hou, L Wang, L Hale… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Effects and mechanisms of biochar-microbe interactions in soil improvement and pollution remediation: a review

X Zhu, B Chen, L Zhu, B Xing - Environmental pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochars have attracted tremendous attention due to their effects on soil improvement; they
enhance carbon storage, soil fertility and quality, and contaminant (organic and heavy …

Benefits and limitations of biochar amendment in agricultural soils: A review

B Kavitha, PVL Reddy, B Kim, SS Lee… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Current agriculture faces multiple challenges due to rapid increases in food demand and
environmental concerns. Recently, biochar application in agricultural soils has attracted a …

Succession of biochar addition for soil amendment and contaminants remediation during co-composting: A state of art review

HT Tran, NS Bolan, C Lin, QA Binh, MK Nguyen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aimed to highlight the succession of biochar addition for soil amendment and
contaminants remediation during composting process. Biochar incorporated into the …

Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, biochar and cadmium on the yield and element uptake of Medicago sativa

F Zhang, M Liu, Y Li, Y Che, Y Xiao - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The synergistic effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and biochar
application on plant growth and heavy metal uptake remain unclear. A pot experiment was …

Biochar amendment reduces cadmium uptake by stimulating cadmium-resistant PGPR in tomato rhizosphere

X Zhou, X Zhang, C Ma, F Wu, X Jin, F Dini-Andreote… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar amendment in the soil can exert a positive effect in reducing heavy metal toxicity in
plants. However, it remains unclear the extent to which this effect is associated with the …

[HTML][HTML] Silicon modification improves biochar's ability to mitigate cadmium toxicity in tomato by enhancing root colonization of plant-beneficial bacteria

X Jin, MK u Rahman, C Ma, X Zheng, F Wu… - … and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Modification of biochar, such as impregnation with minerals, can improve biochar's efficacy
to mitigate heavy metal toxicity in plants. Biochar amendments can alter plant rhizosphere …

Assemblage of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and green waste compost enhance drought stress tolerance in carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) trees

A Boutasknit, M Baslam, M Ait-El-Mokhtar, M Anli… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In the current study, an eco-friendly management technology to improve young carob
(Ceratonia siliqua L.) tree tolerance to water deficit was set up by using single or combined …

Alleviation of Detrimental Effects of Salt Stress on Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by the Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and/or Compost

M Ait-El-Mokhtar, M Baslam, R Ben-Laouane… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The date palm is a commercially important woody crop and is a good target plant for
improving agricultural yields in extreme environments. However, salinity has been the …

Influence of biochar on trace element uptake, toxicity and detoxification in plants and associated health risks: A critical review

N Natasha, M Shahid, S Khalid, I Bibi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental contamination by toxic trace elements is a global issue faced by soil-plant-
human systems. Biochar has gained substantial attention as a soil amendment to reduce …