Association of biochar properties with changes in soil bacterial, fungal and fauna communities and nutrient cycling processes

Z Dai, X Xiong, H Zhu, H Xu, P Leng, J Li, C Tang, J Xu - Biochar, 2021 - Springer
Soil microorganisms play crucial roles in soil nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, fertility
maintenance and crop health and production. To date, the responses of microorganisms …

Current status and environment impact of direct straw return in China's cropland–A review

H Li, M Dai, S Dai, X Dong - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2018 - Elsevier
With the development of grain production technologies and improvement of rural living
standard, the production and utilization of straw have significantly been changed in China …

Does continuous straw returning keep China farmland soil organic carbon continued increase? A meta-analysis

Y Wang, P Wu, F Mei, Y Ling, Y Qiao, C Liu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The straw returning technique is one of the important measures for soil carbon sequestration
and soil organic carbon (SOC) promotion in the world. However, the patterns of straw …

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 role in the sustainability of agriculture and environment

M Ayaz, D Feizienė, V Tilvikienė, K Akhtar… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The exercise of biochar in agribusiness has increased proportionally in recent years. It has
been indicated that biochar application could strengthen soil fertility benefits, such as …

Carbon sequestration to avoid soil degradation: A review on the role of conservation tillage

S Hussain, S Hussain, R Guo, M Sarwar, X Ren… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human efforts to produce more food for increasing populations leave marks on the
environment. The use of conventional agricultural practices, including intensive tillage …

Effects of different vegetation restoration measures on soil aggregate stability and erodibility on the Loess Plateau, China

Y Dou, Y Yang, S An, Z Zhu - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
Vegetation restoration may affect soil aggregate stability and the ability of soil to resist
erosion. To evaluate the influence of vegetation restoration measures on the stability of soil …

Contrasting effects of banana peels waste and its biochar on greenhouse gas emissions and soil biochemical properties

TA Sial, MN Khan, Z Lan, F Kumbhar, Z Ying… - Process Safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The huge quantity of banana peels waste from juice industries and fruit markets every day is
indicating a potential bio-resource which is major task for environment safety. It can be …

Effects of biochar addition on the abundance, speciation, availability, and leaching loss of soil phosphorus

L Yang, Y Wu, Y Wang, W An, J Jin, K Sun… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a promising soil amendment, biochar has demonstrated its potential for influencing soil
nutrient transformations. The effects of biochar on soil phosphorus (P) transformations have …

Effects of long-term straw return on soil organic carbon fractions and enzyme activities in a double-cropped rice paddy in South China

W Huang, J Wu, X Pan, X Tan, Y Zeng, Q Shi… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Elsevier
Long-term straw return is an important carbon source for improving soil organic carbon
(SOC) stocks in croplands, and straw removal through burning is also a common practice in …