The role of trees and forests as a critical component of the biosphere and critical zone, and
of the Earth system more generally, is widely appreciated. Less known and acknowledged …

Introduction Biochar amendment provides multiple benefits in enhancing crop productivity
and soil nutrient availability. However, whether biochar addition affects root morphology and …

Biochar has been suggested as a possible means for enhancing soil fertility, including soil
potassium (K). However, understanding of the effects of biochar on soil K dynamics remains …

Biochar has shown beneficial effects in agricultural production, yet the combined effects of
biochar and reduced irrigation on crop growth and water-use efficiency (WUE) in diverse soil …

Biochar has been advocated as a sustainable and eco-friendly practice to improve soil
fertility and crop productivity which could aid in the mitigation of climate change …

Background and aims Biochar is increasingly recognized for its potential to enhance soil
water retention and improve soil fertility in agricultural systems; however, few studies have …

Glauconite occurs either as unaltered greenish or as altered brownish variety in Upper
Cretaceous-Palaeocene sediments in the southeastern corner of Western Siberia. Studied …

This paper explores suitability of glauconitic rocks in the Upper Cretaceous Bakchar deposit
in Western Siberia as alternate potash fertilizer. The K 2 O content of these glauconitic rocks …

Introduction With social and economic development and the associated large-scale
exploitation of natural resources, the number of slopes has significantly increased. As slope …

The contemporary exhaustive agriculture has led to drastic reductions in soil potassium (K)
status because of constant soil K mining by crops without sufficient recharge through …