Discover Agriculture,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2(1)
Published: May 28, 2024
Abstract
Ensuring
global
food
security
under
present
and
futuristic
scenario
of
climate
change
accompanied
by
expanding
population
is
major
concern
worldwide.
Researchers
across
the
world
are
focusing
on
sustainable
agronomic
practices
to
combat
induced
issues
like
desertification,
reduction
in
crop
yield,
pest
outbreaks,
soil
health.
Biochar
has
demonstrated
positive
effects
plant
growth,
development,
fruit
quality,
carbon
capture
sequestration.
Studies
indicate
that
biochar
amendments
can
enhance
health,
growth
development
as
well
help
combating
abiotic
stressors.
several
properties
make
it
an
attractive
amendment,
including
high
porosity,
surface
area,
water-holding
capacity,
ability
increase
microbiota,
which
turn
promote
nutrient
uptake
reduce
erosion.
Environmentally,
biochar’s
degrade
organic
pollutant
sequester
makes
a
very
addition
agriculture.
Nonetheless,
also
been
reported
have
potential
hazardous
impacts
human
health
associated
with
possible
leakage
toxic
elements
particulate
matter
pollution.
However,
lack
exhaustive
studies
detail
all
aspects
application
agroecosystem
impedes
decision
making
its
overall
usability
There
exists
need
for
comprehensive
review
cover
important
supplementation.
This
provides
thorough
overview
multifaceted
biochar,
encompassing
soil,
environment,
while
exploring
limitations
along
application.
Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
21(3), P. 149 - 159
Published: July 29, 2021
In
rice-producing
countries,
the
abundance
of
rice
residue
must
be
sustainably
managed
to
avoid
environmental
problems.
Moreover,
repeated
usage
inorganic
fertilizers
has
caused
rapid
soil
deterioration
in
these
arable
lands.
Converting
husk
into
biochar
(RHB)
and
reapplying
it
back
paddy
fields
as
a
amendment
can
sustainable
approach
production.
Due
its
adsorptive
capability,
nutrient
retention
capacity
high
silica
content,
RHB
improve
fertility
improving
effectiveness
fertilizer
when
mixed
together
due
content.
High
content
provides
better
retention,
turgidity,
structure
for
plant.
The
objectives
this
review
article
are
compile
studies
related
properties
factors
affecting
application
Asian
agriculture.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(12), P. 2474 - 2474
Published: Dec. 5, 2021
Biochar
application
to
soil
has
the
potential
sequester
carbon
in
long
term
because
of
its
high
stability
and
large-scale
production
potential.
However,
biochar
technologies
are
still
relatively
new,
global
factors
affecting
long-term
fate
environment
poorly
understood.
To
fill
this
important
research
gap,
a
meta-analysis
was
conducted
including
64
studies
with
736
individual
treatments.
Field
experiments
covered
experimental
durations
between
1
10
years
amounts
100
Mg
ha−1.
They
showed
mean
increase
organic
(SOC)
stocks
by
13.0
ha−1
on
average,
corresponding
29%.
Pot
incubation
ranged
1278
days
5
g
kg−1
200
kg−1.
raised
SOC
6.3
75%.
More
accumulated
>500
pot
6–10
field
than
shorter
durations.
Organic
fertilizer
co-applications
significantly
further
increased
SOC.
from
plant
material
higher
C
sequestration
fecal
matter,
due
C/N
ratio.
increases
after
were
medium
fine
grain
textured
soils
coarse
sizes.
Our
study
clearly
demonstrated
agricultural
varying
site
characteristics.
Cleaner Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
6, P. 100162 - 100162
Published: Oct. 31, 2022
Sugarcane
bagasse
(SCB)
is
the
fibrous
lignocellulosic
residue
left
over
after
crushing
sugarcane
to
extract
juice
for
sugar
and
ethanol
production.
In
this
review,
a
concise
overview
of
existing
thermochemical
technologies
production
biochar
from
SCB
its
potential
applications
presented
discussed.
Some
used
so
far
in
regard
include
pyrolysis,
gasification,
hydrothermal
carbonization,
torrefaction.
However,
pyrolysis
was
found
be
most
widely
among
them.
These
processes
can
affected
by
several
operating
conditions
such
as
temperature,
heating
rate,
particle
size,
residence
duration,
with
temperature
being
significant
efficient
variable
influencing
quality
biochar.
The
yield
reported
literature
ranged
14
%
56
%.
A
higher
obtained
at
lower
than
one
because
decomposes
temperatures
(>500
°C).
has
promising
agriculture
environment,
including
soil
amendment,
adsorbent
water
wastewater
treatment,
supplementary
cementitious
material,
amongst
others.
knowledge
gaps
were
also
stated
study,
cost
analysis
comparison
utilizing
fuel
industries
become
highly
carbon
material
wide
range
variety
sectors.
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Feb. 16, 2023
With
the
global
food
deficit
increasing
and
rising
climate
change
issues,
there
is
a
need
to
find
green
solutions
improve
soil
fertility
productivity
while
enhancing
biochemical
quality
reducing
ecological
impact
of
agriculture.
Biochar
potentially
cost-effective,
carbonaceous
resource
with
many
agricultural
environmental
applications.
As
amendment,
it
improves
physical
properties
increases
productivity—particularly
over
long-term—increasing
aggregation,
water
retention,
pH,
microbial
activities,
thus,
improving
overall
quality,
helping
reduce
chemical
fertilizer
needs
time.
The
extent
biochar’s
on
physiochemical
varies
depending
biochar
source,
type,
size,
inherent
characteristics,
cropping
system,
etc.
Moreover,
has
significant
potential
in
remediation,
especially
through
its
unique
adsorption
capable
capture
immobilize
pollutants
such
as
metal(loid)s,
organic
pollutants,
hazardous
emerging
contaminants
microplastics.
Further,
also
emerged
key
strategic,
cost-effective
material
tackle
issues
mitigation,
net
greenhouse
gas
emission
minimize
warming
potential.
However,
knowledge
gap
remains
understanding
long-term
persistence
agroecosystem,
optimal
application
rate
for
diversity
biochar-soil-crop-environmental
conditions,
interaction
carbon
stock,
specific
mechanisms
effect
biotic
properties,
quantification
sequestration,
emissions,
synergy
or
antagonistic
effects
other
sources
compost,
manure,
residues,
etc.,
modification
applications
associated
human
risks
long-term.
Further
research
needed
evaluate
impacts
types
sizes
recommend
suitable
practices
based
management
system.
Also,
be
finetuned
wider
target
pressing
pollution.
Biochar,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
5(1)
Published: May 19, 2023
Abstract
Biochar
application
and
conservation
tillage
are
significant
for
long-term
organic
carbon
(OC)
sequestration
in
soil
enhancing
crop
yields,
however,
their
effects
on
native
(native
SOC)
without
biochar
situ
remain
largely
unknown.
Here,
an
11-year
field
experiment
was
carried
out
to
examine
different
rates
(0,
30,
60,
90
Mg
ha
−1
)
SOC
pools
labile
pool
I
II,
recalcitrant
microbial
activities
calcareous
across
entire
winter
wheat–maize
rotation.
The
proportions
of
C
3
4
-derived
mineralization
were
quantified
using
basal
respiration
(SBR)
combined
with
13
natural
isotope
abundance
measurements.
results
showed
that
39–51%
the
remained
top
30
cm
after
11
years.
significantly
increased
contents
but
decreased
proportion
[native
dissolved
(DOC),
biomass
(MBC)].
tended
increase
indicators
associated
degradation,
such
as
SBR,
fluorescein
diacetate
hydrolysis
activity,
metabolic
quotient
(
q
CO
2
).
Meanwhile,
higher
(B60
B90)
SBR
enhanced
mineralization.
effect
rate
content
fractions
occurred
0–15
layer,
there
no
differences
at
15–30
cm.
Soil
depth
also
II
.
In
conclusion,
accumulation
by
SOC,
collectively
influenced
seasonal
turnover
fractions,
which
has
important
implications
agricultural
sequestration.
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