The role of biochar and biochar-compost in improving soil quality and crop performance: A review

G Agegnehu, AK Srivastava, MI Bird - Applied soil ecology, 2017 - Elsevier
Multiple nutrient deficiencies related to severe soil fertility depletion have emerged as the
major constraint to the sustainability of agriculture on a global scale. Use of biochar and …

Biochar application as a soil potassium management strategy: A review

F Bilias, D Kalderis, C Richardson… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The established practices of intensive agriculture, combined with inadequate soil Κ
replenishment by conventional inorganic fertilization, results in a negative environmental …

Biochar and effective microorganisms promote Sesbania cannabina growth and soil quality in the coastal saline-alkali soil of the Yellow River Delta, China

Q Cui, J Xia, H Yang, J Liu, P Shao - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil salinization and nutrient deficiency have emerged as the major factors negatively
impacting soil quality and primary productivity in the coastal saline-alkali soil of the Yellow …

Benefits of biochar, compost and biochar–compost for soil quality, maize yield and greenhouse gas emissions in a tropical agricultural soil

G Agegnehu, AM Bass, PN Nelson, MI Bird - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil quality decline represents a significant constraint on the productivity and sustainability
of agriculture in the tropics. In this study, the influence of biochar, compost and mixtures of …

Biochar and biochar-compost as soil amendments: Effects on peanut yield, soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions in tropical North Queensland, Australia

G Agegnehu, AM Bass, PN Nelson, B Muirhead… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of biochar and compost, applied individually or together,
on soil fertility, peanut yield and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on a Ferralsol in north …

Enhanced growth of halophyte plants in biochar‐amended coastal soil: roles of nutrient availability and rhizosphere microbial modulation

H Zheng, X Wang, L Chen, Z Wang, Y Xia… - Plant, cell & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Soil health is essential and irreplaceable for plant growth and global food production, which
has been threatened by climate change and soil degradation. Degraded coastal soils are …

The Effects of Biochar and Its Combination with Compost on Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Growth, Soil Properties, and Soil Microbial Activity and Abundance

D Trupiano, C Cocozza, S Baronti… - … Journal of Agronomy, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Impacts of biochar application in combination with organic fertilizer, such as compost, are
not fully understood. In this study, we tested the effects of biochar amendment, compost …

Efficacy of microalgal extracts as biostimulants through seed treatment and foliar spray for tomato cultivation

KV Supraja, B Behera, P Balasubramanian - Industrial crops and products, 2020 - Elsevier
A probable strategy for increasing the economic sustainability of algal technology would
involve the utilization of microalgal biomass as biofertilizer by off-setting the high production …

Combined application of biochar with compost and fertilizer improves soil properties and grain yield of maize

MA Naeem, M Khalid, M Aon, G Abbas… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A pot study was conducted to assess the combined effect of biochar (B) with
compost (Com) and inorganic fertilizers (F) for improving nutrient acquisition and productivity …

Variations of soil properties and soil surface loss after fire in rotational shifting cultivation in Northern Thailand

N Arunrat, S Sereenonchai, P Kongsurakan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Since fire is still necessary for rotational shifting cultivation (RSC), the vertical distribution
and slope effect on soil properties and soil surface loss after a fire remain unclear. To …