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 …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar modulating soil biological health: A review

S Bolan, S Sharma, S Mukherjee, M Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar can be used for multifunctional applications including the improvement of soil health
and carbon storage, remediation of contaminated soil and water resources, mitigation of …

Response of microbial communities to biochar-amended soils: a critical review

KN Palansooriya, JTF Wong, Y Hashimoto, L Huang… - Biochar, 2019 - Springer
Application of biochar to soils changes soil physicochemical properties and stimulates the
activities of soil microorganisms that influence soil quality and plant performance. Studying …

The mechanisms of biochar interactions with microorganisms in soil

AV Gorovtsov, TM Minkina, SS Mandzhieva… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Biochar, a carbonaceous material, is increasingly used in the remediation of the
anthropogenically polluted soils and the restoration of their ecological functions. However …

Biochar increases soil microbial biomass but has variable effects on microbial diversity: A meta-analysis

X Li, T Wang, SX Chang, X Jiang, Y Song - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar has been extensively studied as a soil amendment for carbon sequestration and for
improving soil quality; however, a systematic understanding of the responses of soil …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar for intensification of plant-related industries to meet productivity, sustainability and economic goals: A review

J Kochanek, RM Soo, C Martinez… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Intensification of production across agriculture, horticulture, forestry, biodiversity restoration
and other plant-related industries is urgently needed to meet expanding demand for food …

Rice husk and its derived biochar assist phytoremediation of heavy metals and PAHs co-contaminated soils but differently affect bacterial community

X Shang, S Wu, Y Liu, K Zhang, M Guo, Y Zhou… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to evaluate the feasibility of rice husk and rice husk biochar on assisting
phytoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals (HMs) co …

Biochar modulates mineral nitrogen dynamics in soil and terrestrial ecosystems: A critical review

Z Ahmad, A Mosa, L Zhan, B Gao - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar, over the last two decades, has become the focal point of agro-environmental
research given its unique functionality, cost-effectiveness and recyclability potentials. It has …

[HTML][HTML] The role of biochar in regulating the carbon, phosphorus, and nitrogen cycles exemplified by soil systems

SY Pan, CD Dong, JF Su, PY Wang, CW Chen… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar is a carbon-rich material prepared from the pyrolysis of biomass under various
conditions. Recently, biochar drew great attention due to its promising potential in climate …

Distribution and Diversity of Comammox Nitrospira in Coastal Wetlands of China

D Sun, X Tang, M Zhao, Z Zhang, L Hou, M Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Complete ammonia oxidizers (comammox), able to individually oxidize ammonia to nitrate,
are considered to play a significant role in the global nitrogen cycle. However, the …