Biochar is a widely known soil amendment. Here we synthesize the available information on
influence of biochar application on different soil properties and crop productivity using meta …

Soil microbial communities are responsive to biochar amendments. As the residence time of
biochar in soil is expected to be hundreds to thousands of years, the changes in microbial …

Biochar has been extensively studied as a soil amendment for carbon sequestration and for
improving soil quality; however, a systematic understanding of the responses of soil …

Lack of knowledge regarding the nature of biochar alkalis has hindered understanding of pH-
sensitive biochar-soil interactions. Here we investigate the nature of biochar alkalinity and …

Pesticides are extensively used in the modern agricultural system. The inefficient and
extensive use of pesticides during the last 5 to 6 decades inadvertently led to serious …

The use of biochar and compost as soil amendments and their comparative effects on
microbial activities and related processes were investigated in an apple orchard site at …

Biochar can be effectively used in soil amendment, environmental remediation as well as
carbon sequestration. However, some inherent characteristics of pristine biochars (PBCs) …

Biochar amendment in soil has been proposed as a carbon sequestration strategy which
may also enhance soil physical and chemical properties such as nutrient and water holding …

For more than a decade, researchers on all continents have been engaged in an initiative to
simultaneously produce bioenergy, remove excess carbon (C) from the atmosphere and …

Biochar addition to soil has been generally associated with crop yield increases observed in
some soils, and increased nutrient availability is one of the mechanisms proposed. Any …