Biochar is widely suggested as a soil amendment to improve soil physical properties for crop
production. However, the heterogeneity between experiments in terms of biochar …

Use of biochar as a soil amendment for climate change mitigation and environmental
remediation has been intensively studied over the past decade, yet the growing interest in …

Biomass waste represents the promising surrogate of fossil fuels for energy recovery and
valorization into value-added products. Among thermochemical conversion techniques of …

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 …

The ability of soil to retain water under drought and other extreme hydrological events is
critical to the sustainability of food production systems and preserving soil ecosystem …

Applying biochar to agricultural soils has been proposed as a means of sequestering carbon
(C) while simultaneously enhancing soil health and agricultural sustainability. However, our …

Amending soil with biochar is a promising approach to persistently improve soil health and
promote crop growth. The efficacy of soil biochar amendment, however, is soil specific …

Agricultural and environmental applications of biochar (BC) to soils have received
increasing attention as a possible means of improving productivity and sustainability. Most …

Purpose China is a big agricultural country and generates a large amount of biomass
wastes every year. Biomass is the only renewable carbon source, which can produce …

Physicochemical properties of biochar, which are used as a soil amendment material in
agricultural fields, are different depending on biomass feedstock and pyrolysis processes. In …