Biochar application for the remediation of salt-affected soils: Challenges and opportunities

S Dahlawi, A Naeem, Z Rengel, R Naidu - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil salinization and sodification are two commonly occurring major threats to soil
productivity in arable croplands. Salt-affected soils are found in> 100 countries, and their …

Use of organic amendments to reclaim saline and sodic soils: a review

R Leogrande, C Vitti - Arid Land Research and Management, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Soil salinity and sodicity are land degradation processes that strongly alter soil quality and
consequently plant productivity. The reclamation of soils affected by salinity and/or sodicity is …

Apply biochar to ameliorate soda saline-alkali land, improve soil function and increase corn nutrient availability in the Songnen Plain

W Zhao, Q Zhou, Z Tian, Y Cui, Y Liang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soda saline-alkali soils are characterized by high concentration of sodium cations on the
exchange complex or in soil-water resulting in soils which are physically as well as …

Optimizing biochar application to improve soil physical and hydraulic properties in saline-alkali soils

J Liang, Y Li, B Si, Y Wang, X Chen, X Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar application has been a promising approach to improve soil quality but their optimal
amount in improving physical and hydraulic properties remains contradictory and …

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 …

Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils

K Huang, M Li, R Li, F Rasul, S Shahzad… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Soil acidity is a serious problem in agricultural lands as it directly affects the soil, crop
production, and human health. Soil acidification in agricultural lands occurs due to the …

Evaluating the relative contribution of physiochemical and biological factors in ameliorating a saline–sodic soil amended with composts and biochar and leached with …

VN Chaganti, DM Crohn - Geoderma, 2015 - Elsevier
The mechanisms that assist in the reclamation of salt-affected soils in arid and semi-arid
regions when treated with organic amendments have not been well characterized. In this …

Reclamation of calcareous saline sodic soil with different amendments (I): Redistribution of soluble cations within the soil profile

M Mahmoodabadi, N Yazdanpanah, LR Sinobas… - Agricultural water …, 2013 - Elsevier
Soil salinity and sodicity are escalating problems worldwide, especially in arid and semi-arid
regions. A laboratory experiment was conducted in soil columns to investigate redistribution …

[HTML][HTML] Reviews and syntheses: Agropedogenesis–humankind as the sixth soil-forming factor and attractors of agricultural soil degradation

Y Kuzyakov, K Zamanian - Biogeosciences, 2019 - bg.copernicus.org
Abstract Agricultural land covers 5.1× 10 9 ha (ca. 50% of potentially suitable land area),
and agriculture has immense effects on soil formation and degradation. Although we have …

[HTML][HTML] Application of sheep manure and potassium fertilizer to contaminated soil and its effect on zinc, cadmium and lead accumulation by alfalfa plants

Z Elouear, F Bouhamed, N Boujelben… - Sustainable Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract In Jebel Ressas mining area (Southern of Tunisia), the dispersion of particles that
contain Pb, Zn and Cd results in the contamination of the surrounding agricultural soils …