[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 …

The impact of drought stress on soil microbial community, enzyme activities and plants

K Bogati, M Walczak - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the most significant consequence of climate change is drought stress. Drought is
one of the important, alarming, and hazardous abiotic stresses responsible for the …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar-plant interaction and detoxification strategies under abiotic stresses for achieving agricultural resilience: A critical review

M Hasnain, N Munir, Z Abideen, F Zulfiqar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The unpredictable climatic perturbations, the expanding industrial and mining sectors,
excessive agrochemicals, greater reliance on wastewater usage in cultivation, and landfill …

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 …

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 …

Appraisal for organic amendments and plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria to enhance crop productivity under drought stress: A review

N Ullah, A Ditta, M Imtiaz, X Li, AU Jan… - Journal of Agronomy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plants are sessile organisms, frequently face unfavourable growth conditions such as
drought, salinity, chilling, freezing and high‐temperature stresses, inhibiting growth and …

Competition, Nodule Occupancy, and Persistence of Inoculant Strains: Key Factors in the Rhizobium-Legume Symbioses

M Mendoza-Suárez, SU Andersen, PS Poole… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biological nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium-legume symbioses represents an environmentally
friendly and inexpensive alternative to the use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers in legume …

Soil amendments for sustainable agriculture: Microbial organic fertilizers

H Bamdad, S Papari, G Lazarovits… - Soil Use and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is an enormous body of the literature, proving that soil amendments enhance plant
growth/yield and prevent the impact of pathogens/toxins. To the best of our knowledge, there …

Strategies to mitigate the adverse effect of drought stress on crop plants—influences of soil bacteria: a review

P Chandra, A Wunnava, P Verma, A Chandra… - Pedosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Drought stress affects plant growth and causes significant issues in meeting global demand
for food crops and fodder. Drought can cause physiological, physicochemical, and …