Influence of rice husk biochar and inorganic fertilizer on soil nutrients availability and rain-fed rice yield in two contrasting soils

SO Oladele, AJ Adeyemo, MA Awodun - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
The co-application of biochar and inorganic N fertilizer has been shown to be a sustainable
and environmental friendly technology for the improvement of soil fertility and crop yield …

Crop yield, plant nutrient uptake and soil physicochemical properties under organic soil amendments and nitrogen fertilization on Nitisols

G Agegnehu, PN Nelson, MI Bird - Soil and Tillage Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Sustaining soil fertility and enhancing food production on smallholder farms is a great
challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. The effects of organic amendments and nitrogen fertilizer …

Biochar and biochar-compost as soil amendments to a vineyard soil: Influences on plant growth, nutrient uptake, plant health and grape quality

HP Schmidt, C Kammann, C Niggli… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2014 - Elsevier
Most European vineyard soils exhibit low soil fertility. They are highly vulnerable to erosion,
low in soil organic matter content and, therefore, in water holding capacity and nitrate …

Biocarbón (biochar) I: Naturaleza, historia, fabricación y uso en el suelo

A Escalante Rebolledo, G Pérez López… - Terra …, 2016 - scielo.org.mx
Los suelos de México exhiben una fuerte degradación física, química y biológica. Existen
tecnologías para contrarrestar la degradación del suelo, ayudar a recuperar su fertilidad y …

The effects of biochar, compost and their mixture and nitrogen fertilizer on yield and nitrogen use efficiency of barley grown on a Nitisol in the highlands of Ethiopia

G Agegnehu, PN Nelson, MI Bird - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
The effects of organic amendments and nitrogen (N) fertilizer on yield and N use efficiency of
barley were investigated on a Nitisol of the central Ethiopian highlands in 2014. The …

Fourfold increase in pumpkin yield in response to low-dosage root zone application of urine-enhanced biochar to a fertile tropical soil

HP Schmidt, BH Pandit, V Martinsen, G Cornelissen… - Agriculture, 2015 - mdpi.com
A widely abundant and invasive forest shrub, Eupatorium adenophorum, was pyrolyzed in a
cost-efficient flame curtain kiln to produce biochar. The resulting biochar fulfilled all the …

Closed-loop organic waste management systems for family farmers in Brazil

R van der Velden, W da Fonseca-Zang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Family farmers in Brazil could diversify their sources of income and improve agriculture
practices by adopting circular economy principles on their farms. Closed-loop technological …

The ameliorating effects of biochar and compost on soil quality and plant growth on a Ferralsol

G Agegnehu, MI Bird, PN Nelson, AM Bass - Soil Research, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Deteriorating soil fertility and the concomitant decline in agricultural productivity are major
concerns in many parts of the world. A pot experiment was conducted with a Ferralsol to test …

Effect of biochar and inorganic or organic fertilizer co-application on soil properties, plant growth and nutrient content in Swiss chard

AR Rivelli, A Libutti - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
From the perspective of sustainable agri-food production, farmers need to make the best use
of natural resources. Biochar can be a solution to adopt a more sustainable way of farming …

Effects of biochar and nitrogen fertilizer on soil physicochemical properties, nitrogen use efficiency and upland rice (Oryza sativa) yield grown on an Alfisol in …

S Oladele, A Adeyemo, M Awodun, A Ajayi… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Biochar and inorganic fertilizer when co-applied have been reported to increase
crop yield and enhance soil fertility. However, studies on this complementary effect on soil …