Biochar Characteristics and Application: Effects on Soil Ecosystem Services and Nutrient Dynamics for Enhanced Crop Yields
Nitrogen,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
6(2), P. 31 - 31
Published: April 27, 2025
Although
intensive
farming
practices
have
greatly
increased
food
production,
they
undermined
the
soil
ecosystem
services
on
which
agriculture
depends.
Biochar
application
in
soils
is
increasingly
gaining
worldwide
acceptance
as
a
means
of
addressing
these
environmental
challenges
while
enhancing
agricultural
productivity.
offers
dual
benefits
that
support
security
and
ecological
well-being
through
enhanced
fertility
plant
nutrition.
These
include
water
retention,
promotion
microbial
functioning,
carbon
sequestration,
nutrient
absorption,
among
others.
In
spite
known
benefits,
many
studies
continue
to
emphasize
roles
biochar
plays
health
crop
yields
but
often
neglect
influence
characteristics,
are
key
optimizing
services.
Thus,
it
important
understand
how
characteristics
supporting,
regulating,
provisioning
This
review
comprehensive
integrative
assessment
biochar’s
rather
than
examining
each
service
individually.
The
focus
feedstock
material
pyrolysis
temperature
determine
generated
efficacy
supplying
dynamics
for
yields.
Language: Английский
Spartina alterniflora-Derived Biochar Alters Biomass Allocation and Root Traits of Native Scirpus mariqueter
Yi Tang,
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Jingwen Gao,
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Pengcheng Jiang
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et al.
Diversity,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(5), P. 357 - 357
Published: May 18, 2025
Coastal
wetlands
provide
vital
ecosystem
services,
yet
large-scale
removal
of
invasive
Spartina
alterniflora
disrupts
soil
carbon
pools
and
fragments
habitats.
Converting
this
biomass
to
biochar
may
enhance
restoration
outcomes,
though
ecological
effects
remain
poorly
understood.
We
evaluated
how
alterniflora-derived
(0%,
0.5%,
1%,
3%)
influences
growth
performance,
clonal
reproduction,
root
morphology,
rhizosphere
properties
native
Scirpus
mariqueter.
Moderate
addition
(1%)
significantly
boosted
plant
increasing
total
by
64.5%,
aboveground
36.7%,
belowground
115.0%,
while
length
increased
135.8%.
Biochar
improved
moisture
nutrient
availability,
including
nitrate
nitrogen
(NO3⁻-N),
ammonium
(NH4⁺-N),
available
phosphorus
(AP),
stimulating
nitrification
promoting
propagation.
In
contrast,
high-dose
(3%)
elevated
salinity
electrical
conductivity,
leading
suppressed
reproductive
allocation.
Correlation
analysis
revealed
strong
positive
associations
between
volume
levels.
Our
findings
demonstrate
that
moderate
application
enhances
productivity
function,
potentially
improving
sequestration
in
restored
coastal
wetlands.
This
study
provides
insights
into
recycling
supports
as
a
viable
tool
for
sustainable
wetland
restoration,
potential
risks
at
high
concentrations
warrant
further
investigation.
Language: Английский