Given both the ongoing expansion of world population and development of climate change
conditions, it is increasingly imperative to develop and deploy sustainable biomass …

The emission of nutrients and pesticides from agricultural soils endangers natural habitats.
Here, we review to which extent carbon-rich organic amendments help to retain nutrients …

Biochar is widely suggested as a soil amendment to improve soil physical properties for crop
production. However, the heterogeneity between experiments in terms of biochar …

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 …

Climate models project that many terrestrial ecosystems will become drier over the course of
this century, leading to a drastic increase in the global extent of arid soils. In order to …

Sandy soils are widely distributed across the world. Due to the growing global population
and urbanization, these soils are increasingly used to provide food, feed, fiber, energy, and …

The interaction between biochar and soil changes nitrogen (N) dynamics in different
ecosystems. Although multiple studies have reported influences of biochar on soil inorganic …

Soil microbial communities are responsive to biochar amendments. As the residence time of
biochar in soil is expected to be hundreds to thousands of years, the changes in microbial …

Interest in biochar production from organic waste has been growing in recent years due to its
broad applicability, availability, and smoother production. Biochar production techniques are …

Purpose Forests play a critical role in terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling and the mitigation
of global climate change. Intensive forest management and global climate change have had …