Application of biochar for improving physical, chemical, and hydrological soil properties: a systematic review

S Ahmad Bhat, A Kuriqi, MUD Dar, O Bhat… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biochar is a carbon-based substance made by the pyrolysis of organic waste. The amount of
biochar produced is determined by the type of feedstock and pyrolysis conditions. Biochar is …

Potentials, limitations, co-benefits, and trade-offs of biochar applications to soils for climate change mitigation

A Tisserant, F Cherubini - Land, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biochar is one of the most affordable negative emission technologies (NET) at hand for
future large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which is typically found …

Biochar and soil physical properties

H Blanco-Canqui - Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas Biochar generally improves the soil physical environment Sandy soils appear to
respond more to biochar than clayey soils Long‐term studies are needed to conclusively …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar improves maize growth by alleviation of nutrient stress in a moderately acidic low-input Nepalese soil

NR Pandit, J Mulder, SE Hale, V Martinsen… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
We studied the role of biochar in improving soil fertility for maize production. The effects of
biochar on the alleviation of three potential physical-chemical soil limitations for maize …

Impact of biochar application on plant water relations in Vitis vinifera (L.)

S Baronti, FP Vaccari, F Miglietta, C Calzolari… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Soil water status plays an important role in growth-yield and grape quality of Vitis vinifera
(L.). In some cases, periods of moderate water stress have been indicated to exert a positive …

[HTML][HTML] Life-cycle assessment to unravel co-benefits and trade-offs of large-scale biochar deployment in Norwegian agriculture

A Tisserant, M Morales, O Cavalett, A O'Toole… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Limiting temperature rise below 2° C requires large deployment of Negative Emission
Technologies (NET) to capture and store atmospheric CO 2. Compared to other types of …

How may biochar influence severity of diseases caused by soilborne pathogens?

ER Graber, O Frenkel, AK Jaiswal, Y Elad - Carbon Management, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this review is to examine how biochar additions to soil can affect plant
diseases caused by soilborne pathogens, with particular attention to mechanisms and …

The effect of biochar application on thermal properties and albedo of loess soil under grassland and fallow

B Usowicz, J Lipiec, M Łukowski, W Marczewski… - Soil and Tillage …, 2016 - Elsevier
There is sparse peer-reviewed literature on the biochar effects on the thermal properties of
soils although they play an important role in the soil energy balance and resulting …

Biochar effects on crop yield

S Jeffery, D Abalos, KA Spokas… - Biochar for …, 2015 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The process parameters that are used in biochar manufacture have a signifi cant effect on its
physical and structural characteristics. These characteristics, in turn, will affect biochar's …

The role of soil temperature in mediterranean vineyards in a climate change context

JM Costa, R Egipto, FC Aguiar, P Marques… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The wine sector faces important challenges related to sustainability issues and the impact of
climate change. More frequent extreme climate conditions (high temperatures coupled with …