Biochar and its importance on nutrient dynamics in soil and plant

MZ Hossain, MM Bahar, B Sarkar, SW Donne, YS Ok… - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Biochar, an environmentally friendly soil conditioner, is produced using several
thermochemical processes. It has unique characteristics like high surface area, porosity, and …

Biochar and its broad impacts in soil quality and fertility, nutrient leaching and crop productivity: A review

HM Alkharabsheh, MF Seleiman, ML Battaglia… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar is gaining significant attention due to its potential for carbon (C) sequestration,
improvement of soil health, fertility enhancement, and crop productivity and quality. In this …

Biochar aging: mechanisms, physicochemical changes, assessment, and implications for field applications

L Wang, D O'Connor, J Rinklebe, YS Ok… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biochar has triggered a black gold rush in environmental studies as a carbon-rich material
with well-developed porous structure and tunable functionality. While much attention has …

Review of biochar for the management of contaminated soil: Preparation, application and prospect

P Yuan, J Wang, Y Pan, B Shen, C Wu - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
As a multi-beneficial amendment, biochar is reasonable and reliable to be employed as an
amendment to implement soil remediation. An overview on the manufacture, applications for …

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 …

A review on current status of biochar uses in agriculture

T Allohverdi, AK Mohanty, P Roy, M Misra - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
In a time when climate change increases desertification and drought globally, novel and
effective solutions are required in order to continue food production for the world's …

Ammonia volatilization mitigation in crop farming: A review of fertilizer amendment technologies and mechanisms

T Li, Z Wang, C Wang, J Huang, Y Feng, W Shen… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Good practices in controlling ammonia produced from the predominant agricultural
contributor, crop farming, are the most direct yet effective approaches for mitigating ammonia …

Effect of ageing on biochar properties and pollutant management

Y Liu, J Chen - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich pyrogenic material for multifunctional environmental applications
such as carbon sequestration, soil amendment, and pollutant management, etc. Owing to …

Influence of variable biochar concentration on yield-scaled nitrous oxide emissions, Wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency

K Dawar, S Fahad, SS Alam, SA Khan, A Dawar… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
An important source of the destructive greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide (N2O) comes from the
use of ammonium based nitrogen (N) fertilizers that release N2O in the incomplete …

Contrasting effects of banana peels waste and its biochar on greenhouse gas emissions and soil biochemical properties

TA Sial, MN Khan, Z Lan, F Kumbhar, Z Ying… - Process Safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The huge quantity of banana peels waste from juice industries and fruit markets every day is
indicating a potential bio-resource which is major task for environment safety. It can be …