Biochar is an extremely valuable carbon black material used since the Pre‐Columbian Era
in Latin America and is known for its properties to promote soil fertility and sustain crop …

The total global food demand is expected to increase up to 50% between 2010 and 2050;
hence, there is a clear need to increase plant productivity with little or no damage to the …

Polyvinyl chloride microplastics (PVC-MPs) are toxic to crops, resulting in economic losses
during agricultural production. Owing to its strong adsorption capacity, biochar can …

Nanoplastics in environments are potentially detrimental to plant growth. Appropriate doses
of biochar can alleviate the phytotoxicity of nanoplastics under hydroponic conditions …

The long-term use of chemical fertilizers to maintain agricultural production has had various
harmful effects on farmland and has greatly impacted agriculture's sustainable expansion …

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) is a salt and drought tolerant legume suitable for
rehabilitating abandoned saline lands, especially in dry arid regions. We hypothesized that …

Worldwide, massive amounts of food waste have been generated at increasingly
accelerated rates, posing potentially great risks to the environment. Shifting traditional waste …

Introduction Biochar has been shown to be an effective soil amendment for promoting plant
growth and improving nitrogen (N) utilization. However, the physiological and molecular …

Biochar has been extensively utilized to amend soil and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from croplands. However, the effectiveness of biochar application in reducing …

Wild licorice in China is mainly distributed in northern China, such as Gansu, Ningxia, and
Inner Mongolia Provinces. The origin of wild licorice has varied among historical periods …