Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a …

AI Osman, S Fawzy, M Farghali, M El-Azazy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In the context of climate change and the circular economy, biochar has recently found many
applications in various sectors as a versatile and recycled material. Here, we review …

Reactive oxygen species and antioxidant defense in plants under abiotic stress: Revisiting the crucial role of a universal defense regulator

M Hasanuzzaman, MHMB Bhuyan, F Zulfiqar, A Raza… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Global climate change and associated adverse abiotic stress conditions, such as drought,
salinity, heavy metals, waterlogging, extreme temperatures, oxygen deprivation, etc., greatly …

Biochar-compost as a new option for soil improvement: Application in various problem soils

S Qian, X Zhou, Y Fu, B Song, H Yan, Z Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the synergistic effects of biochar and compost/composting, the combined application
of biochar and compost (biochar-compost) has been recognized as a highly promising and …

The effects of biochar addition on soil physicochemical properties: A review

Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Feng - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Excessive land use has a series consequences on the degradation of land function and
exerts tremendous pressure on the ecological environment. Farming, mining, and heavy …

Biochar for soil applications-sustainability aspects, challenges and future prospects

M Kamali, N Sweygers, S Al-Salem, L Appels… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has recently proven to be effective in various applications including soil amendment
for crop production and removal of pollutants from the contaminated water and soil …

Foliar application of zinc oxide nanoparticles: An effective strategy to mitigate drought stress in cucumber seedling by modulating antioxidant defense system and …

MI Ghani, S Saleem, SA Rather, MS Rehmani, S Alamri… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Drought is a major environmental threat that affects plant growth and productivity. Strategies
to mitigate the detrimental impacts of drought stress on plants are under scrutiny …

Regulation of ROS metabolism in plants under environmental stress: A review of recent experimental evidence

M Hasanuzzaman, MHMB Bhuyan, K Parvin… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Various environmental stresses singly or in combination generate excess amounts of
reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to oxidative stress and impaired redox homeostasis …

Cadmium phytotoxicity, tolerance, and advanced remediation approaches in agricultural soils; a comprehensive review

U Zulfiqar, W Jiang, W Xiukang, S Hussain… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cadmium (Cd) is a major environmental contaminant due to its widespread industrial use.
Cd contamination of soil and water is rather classical but has emerged as a recent problem …

A review of plants strategies to resist biotic and abiotic environmental stressors

M Nawaz, J Sun, S Shabbir, WA Khattak, G Ren… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plants exposed to a variety of abiotic and biotic stressors including environmental pollution
and global warming pose significant threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Foliar exposure of zinc oxide nanoparticles improved the growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and decreased cadmium concentration in grains under …

M Adrees, ZS Khan, M Hafeez, M Rizwan… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A pot study was conducted to explore the effectiveness of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO
NPs) foliar exposure on growth and development of wheat, zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) …