A critical review of the possible adverse effects of biochar in the soil environment

M Brtnicky, R Datta, J Holatko, L Bielska… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has received extensive attention because of its multi-functionality for agricultural
and environmental applications. Despite its many benefits, there are concerns related to the …

Potential hazards of biochar: The negative environmental impacts of biochar applications

L Xiang, S Liu, S Ye, H Yang, B Song, F Qin… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has been widely used as an environmentally friendly material for soil improvement
and remediation, water pollution control, greenhouse gas emission reduction, and other …

14 year applications of chemical fertilizers and crop straw effects on soil labile organic carbon fractions, enzyme activities and microbial community in rice-wheat …

B Liu, H Xia, C Jiang, M Riaz, L Yang, Y Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional fertilization management can damage soil structure and lead to severe soil
erosion. The practice of crop straw returning to the field reduces the negative impact of straw …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Significance of biochar application to the environment and economy

BA Oni, O Oziegbe, OO Olawole - Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich solid formed from the organic residue by pyrolysis. The productivity
of biochar relies on feedstock type and pyrolysis conditions. Studies on biochar were …

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 …

Properties of biochar derived from wood and high-nutrient biomasses with the aim of agronomic and environmental benefits

RR Domingues, PF Trugilho, CA Silva, ICNA Melo… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Biochar production and use are part of the modern agenda to recycle wastes, and to retain
nutrients, pollutants, and heavy metals in the soil and to offset some greenhouse gas …

Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: a review and meta-analysis

TTN Nguyen, CY Xu, I Tahmasbian, R Che, Z Xu… - Geoderma, 2017 - Elsevier
The interaction between biochar and soil changes nitrogen (N) dynamics in different
ecosystems. Although multiple studies have reported influences of biochar on soil inorganic …

Biochar farming: Defining economically perspective applications

J Maroušek, O Strunecký, V Stehel - Clean Technologies and …, 2019 - Springer
Biochar refers to the high-carbon, black fine-grained product of biomass pyrolysis.
Independent studies repeatedly confirmed that its incorporation into arable land is a reliable …

Combined effects of biochar properties and soil conditions on plant growth: a meta-analysis

Y Dai, H Zheng, Z Jiang, B Xing - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar application in agricultural soils can be highly beneficial to plant productivity.
However, how plant productivity response (PPR)[% change of plant yield from control …