Nanobiochar: soil and plant interactions and their implications for sustainable agriculture

B Brar, BS Saharan, CS Seth, A Kamboj, K Bala… - Biocatalysis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar, a carbon black substance with immense value, has been utilized since the Pre-
Columbian Era to enhance soil fertility and support crop growth. Modern society has …

Biochar and its coupling with microbial inoculants for suppressing plant diseases: A review

Z Liu, W Zhou, Y Sun, Y Peng, J Niu, J Tan, M Wei - Applied Soil Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, the use of biochar (BC) to control plant diseases induced by pathogens has
attracted great attention. However, the control effect of BC on plant diseases is limited …

Combined microbe-plant remediation of cadmium in saline-alkali soil assisted by fungal mycelium-derived biochar

Z Zhao, L Liu, Y Sun, L Xie, S Liu, M Li, Q Yu - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Cadmium contamination in saline-alkali soil is becoming a great concern. Combined
microbe-plant remediation is an economic way to treat this contamination, but is …

Nanoparticles and biochar with adsorbed plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria alleviate Fusarium wilt damage on tomato and watermelon

M Pavlicevic, W Elmer, N Zuverza-Mena… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The addition of biochars and nanoparticles with adsorbed Azotobacter vinelandii and
Bacillus megaterium alleviated damage from Fusarium infection in both tomato (Solanum …

Biochar as an environment-friendly alternative for multiple applications

R Yadav, W Ramakrishna - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The climate crisis and years of unsustainable agricultural practices have reduced soil fertility
and crop yield. In addition, agricultural lands contribute more than 10% of greenhouse …

Reusing Coir-Based Substrates for Lettuce Growth: Nutrient Content and Phytonutrients Accumulation

RMA Machado, I Alves-Pereira, I Alves, RMA Ferreira… - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research aimed to assess the influence of reusing coir-based substrates on growth,
nutrient content, and phytonutrients accumulation in lettuce. The experiment included a new …

Insights into the role of biochar as potential agent in the management of disease caused by phytopathogens: A Review

R Tikoria, D Kumar, R Sharma, P Parkirti… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2023 - Springer
In modern agricultural environment, plants are facing a number of challenges including
various kind of environmental stress and pathogen attacks. These plant pathogens include …

Fusarium Tropical Race 4 in Latin America and the Caribbean: status and global research advances towards disease management

T Munhoz, J Vargas, L Teixeira, C Staver… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.
cubense (Foc), poses an undeniable threat to global banana production. This disease has …

How does biochar influence plant biotic stress?

AK Jaiswal, O Frenkel, J Debode… - Biochar for …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Adding biochar to soil can affect the response of plants to biotic stresses because the
biochar addition changes the plants' chemical, microbial, and physical environments. These …

Biochar: Black Gold for Sustainable Agriculture and Fortification Against Plant Pathogens—A Review

U Arshad, MT Altaf, W Liaqat, M Ali, MN Shah… - Journal of Crop …, 2024 - Springer
To support the search for alternate chemical-free strategies to enhance plant growth and
control plant diseases, we present an overview of the potential use of Biochar (BC) a product …