A critical review on performance indicators for evaluating soil biota and soil health of biochar-amended soils

M He, X Xiong, L Wang, D Hou, NS Bolan… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Amendment of soil with biochar has been widely investigated for soil quality improvement in
terms of biotic and abiotic functionalities. The performance of biochar-based amendment …

Eco-functionality of organic matter in soils

E Hoffland, TW Kuyper, RNJ Comans, RE Creamer - Plant and Soil, 2020 - Springer
Background Soil organic matter (SOM) supports multiple soil ecosystem functions,
underpinned by processes such as C sequestration, N mineralization, aggregation …

Effects of six-year biochar amendment on soil aggregation, crop growth, and nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies in a rice-wheat rotation

Q Zhang, Y Song, Z Wu, X Yan, A Gunina… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effective use of biochar as biomass recycling in agriculture to improve both crop
production and environmental performance requires an understanding of its effects on soil …

Biochar's stability and effect on the content, composition and turnover of soil organic carbon

L Han, K Sun, Y Yang, X Xia, F Li, Z Yang, B Xing - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Extensive application of biochar to soil exerts a profound effect on organic carbon (OC) in
soils. However, the impact of biochar on the content and composition of OC has not been …

Storage, patterns and influencing factors for soil organic carbon in coastal wetlands of China

S Xia, Z Song, L Van Zwieten, L Guo, C Yu… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soil organic carbon (SOC) in coastal wetlands, also known as “blue C,” is an essential
component of the global C cycles. To gain a detailed insight into blue C storage and …

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 …

Soil carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, and water pollution under different tillage practices

SS Bhattacharyya, FFGD Leite, CL France… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tillage is a common agricultural practice and a critical component of agricultural systems
that is frequently employed worldwide in croplands to reduce climatic and soil restrictions …

Repeated applications of organic amendments promote beneficial microbiota, improve soil fertility and increase crop yield

G Bonanomi, F De Filippis, M Zotti, M Idbella… - Applied Soil …, 2020 - Elsevier
Long-term adoption of intensive agricultural system negatively affects soil fertility, soil
microbiome and may compromise the quality and amount of crop production. To avoid these …

Organic amendments, beneficial microbes, and soil microbiota: toward a unified framework for disease suppression

G Bonanomi, M Lorito, F Vinale… - Annual Review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Organic amendments (OAs) and soilborne biocontrol agents or beneficial microbes (BMs)
have been extensively studied and applied worldwide in most agriculturally important plant …

Biochar application with reduced chemical fertilizers improves soil pore structure and rice productivity

N An, L Zhang, Y Liu, S Shen, N Li, Z Wu, J Yang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is an efficient amendment to improve soil quality and crop productivity, but the
potential of biochar as a substitute for chemical fertilizers is still unknown. Here we …