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 …

Biochar is an organic and pyrogenic material produced by pyrolysis of animal or plant-based
feedstocks. In recent days, biochar has gained much attention due to its unique …

From the perspective of sustainable agri-food production, farmers need to make the best use
of natural resources. Biochar can be a solution to adopt a more sustainable way of farming …

The taxonomic and functional diversity of bacteria in seven different experimental variants
applied to soil under a maize plantation was determined by means of next-generation …

Background Overuse of chemical fertilizer highly influences grain filling rate and quality of
rice grain. Biochar is well known for improving plant growth and grain yield under lower …

Poor soil fertility caused mainly by low and declining soil organic carbon is one of the major
constraints limiting crop productivity in tropical and subtropical regions of South Africa. We …

Biochar addition is a promising solution to improve soil nitrogen (N) availability and enhance
crop productivity. However, a comprehensive understanding of the impact of soil N dynamics …

Biochar has the potential to effectively improve yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of
upland crops in different soil types. However, it is unclear for rapeseed in purple soil under N …

This study was carried out to elucidate the impact of Prosopis wood biochar on growth,
nitrogen use efficiency, and mineral profile of two genotypes of cabbage (Brassica oleracea …

Soils in the semi-arid regions such as north-eastern South Africa, where chickpea was
recently introduced, are commonly characterized by poor fertility and low pH. Preliminary …