The
use
of
saline
water
under
drought
conditions
is
critical
for
sustainable
agricultural
development
in
arid
regions.
Biochar
used
as
a
soil
amendment
to
enhance
properties
such
water-holding
capacity
and
the
source
nutrition
elements
plants.
Therefore,
experiment
was
conducted
evaluate
effects
biochar
application
on
morpho-physiological
traits
yield
tomatoes
combined
salinity
stress
into
greenhouses.
There
were
16
treatments
consist
two
quality
fresh
(0.9
2.3
dS
m-1),
three
deficit
irrigation
levels
(DI)
80,
60,
40%
addition
100%
ETc,
by
rate
5%
(BC5%)
(w/w)
untreated
(BC0%).
results
indicated
that
negatively
affected
morphological,
physiological,
traits.
In
contrast,
improved
all
interaction
between
leads
decreased
vegetative
growth
indices,
leaf
gas
exchange,
relative
content
leaves
(LRWC),
photosynthetic
pigments,
yield,
especially
with
supply
(60
ETc),
where
42.48%
highest
at
ETc
compared
control.
freshwater
led
significantly
increased
growth,
WUE,
less
proline
various
soil.
general,
DI
could
be
improve
attributes,
sustain
tomato
plants,
increase
productivity
semi-arid
ACS Omega,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(29), P. 31237 - 31253
Published: April 29, 2024
Soil
salinization
is
a
serious
concern
across
the
globe
that
negatively
affecting
crop
productivity.
Recently,
biochar
received
attention
for
mitigating
adverse
impacts
of
salinity.
Salinity
stress
induces
osmotic,
ionic,
and
oxidative
damages
disturb
physiological
biochemical
functioning
nutrient
water
uptake,
leading
to
reduction
in
plant
growth
development.
Biochar
maintains
function
by
increasing
uptake
reducing
electrolyte
leakage
lipid
peroxidation.
also
protects
photosynthetic
apparatus
improves
antioxidant
activity,
gene
expression,
synthesis
protein
osmolytes
hormones
counter
toxic
effect
Additionally,
soil
organic
matter,
microbial
enzymatic
activities,
reduces
accumulation
ions
(Na
Plants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(17), P. 2427 - 2427
Published: Aug. 30, 2024
Biomass
pyrolysis
by-products,
such
as
biochar
(BC)
and
wood
vinegar
(WV),
are
widely
used
soil
conditioners
efficiency
enhancers
in
agriculture.
A
pot
experiment
was
conducted
to
examine
the
effects
of
WV,
both
alone
combination
with
BC,
on
properties
mildly
saline
cotton
stress
tolerance.
The
results
demonstrated
that
BC
WV
application,
either
individually
or
together,
increased
nutrient
content.
combined
application
more
effective
than
individual
applications,
resulting
a
5.18–20.12%
increase
organic
matter,
2.65–15.04%
hydrolysable
nitrogen,
2.23–58.05%
phosphorus,
2.71–29.38%
quick-acting
potassium.
Additionally,
led
greater
improvements
plant
height,
net
photosynthetic
rate
(Pn),
leaf
nitrate
reductase
(NR),
superoxide
dismutase
(SOD),
catalase
(CAT)
activities
compared
alone.
enhancements
this
study
varied
across
different
parameters.
Plant
height
showed
an
14.32–21.90%.
Net
improved
by
13.56–17.60%.
Leaf
5.47–37.79%.
Superoxide
5.82–64.95%
10.36–71.40%,
respectively
(p
<
0.05).
Moreover,
treatment
outperformed
applications
significant
decrease
MDA
levels
2.47–51.72%
over
experimental
period.
This
ultimately
enhanced
Using
entropy
weight
method
analyze
results,
it
concluded
could
enhance
soils,
resistance,
hold
potential
for
widespread
application.
Agricultural Water Management,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
290, P. 108584 - 108584
Published: Nov. 9, 2023
Reduced
irrigation
in
combination
with
biochar
application
can
improve
stomatal
anatomy,
water
relations
and
intrinsic
use
efficiency
(WUEi),
thus
having
a
positive
effect
on
the
alleviation
of
salinity
drought
stresses.
A
split-root
pot
experiment
was
executed
to
explore
effects
two
applications
(WSP:
wheat
straw
biochar;
SWP:
soft
wood
biochar)
three
strategies
(FI:
full
irrigation;
DI:
deficit
irrigation,
PRD:
partial
root-zone
drying
irrigation)
WUEi
cotton
plants
under
normal
soil
(S0,
EC=0.36
dS
m-1)
saline
(S1,
EC=16.55
m-1).
The
results
revealed
that
both
stresses
negatively
affected
plant
reduced
conductance,
carbon
isotope
discrimination
(Δ13C),
size
(SS)
hydraulic
conductance
(Kl)
while
increased
leaf
abscisic
acid
(ABA)
concentration
([ABA]leaf).
However,
amendment
salt
stress
significantly
decreased
[ABA]leaf
improved
relations,
Kl,
density
(SD),
SS,
Δ13C
maximum
(gsmax).
Meanwhile,
compared
FI
DI,
PRD
had
greater
SD,
gsmax,
but
lowered
(gs).
Among
all
treatments,
combined
WSP
SD
Kl
WUEi.
It
is
concluded
altered
features
caused
by
treatments
are
associated
changes
have
major
role
affecting
integrity
exposed
stress.
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
9
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Introduction
Biochar
has
been
widely
used
under
irrigation
conditions
because
of
its
ability
to
improve
agricultural
soil
productivity
and
crop
yield.
However,
the
effects
deficit
biochar
interactions
on
quality
underlying
mechanisms
remain
not
well
understood.
Objective
This
study
aimed
determine
whether
combined
with
could
interact
physics,
chemistry,
biology,
growth,
thereby
increasing
index
affecting
yield
quality.
Methods
In
this
study,
we
conducted
a
2-year
experiment
differential
irrigation:
full
(100%
ET
c
)
(60%
),
applying
three
doses
(B
0
=
t
ha
−1
,
B
15
30
).
Results
The
results
showed
that
interaction
significantly
affected
enzyme
activities,
nutrients,
microbial
biomass
carbon
adenosine
triphosphate
contents,
resulting
in
an
increase
number
dominant
taxa
α
diversity
treatment
conditions.
resulted
lower
relative
abundances
Acidobacteria,
Chloroflexi,
Candidatus
Rokubacteria.
application
improved
sunflower
kernel
quality,
aboveground
biomass,
yield,
varying
different
practices.
Compared
other
treatments,
exhibited
highest
increases
1.3–28.3%
1.1–33.5%,
respectively.
arginine
proline
contents
seeds
was
only
observed
later
experiment.
addition,
crucial
for
positive
based
method
used.
Conclusion
applied
effective
improving
environment
area,
at
least
pilot
study.
Most
importantly,
counteracted
adverse
water
promoted
seed
Significance
conclusion,
scarcity
may
be
novel
approach
by
reducing
negative
drought
stress.
Journal of Plant Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(2), P. 21 - 29
Published: March 11, 2025
Salinity
is
one
of
the
leading
abiotic
stresses
that
hindering
growth
and
yield
rice.
Biochar
(BC)
Chitosan
(CHT)
has
been
shown
to
promote
plants.
However,
it
still
unexplored
whether
use
soil
amendment
BC
exogenous
CHT
can
alleviate
detrimental
effects
salt
stress
on
Hence,
current
study
explored
effect
rice
variety
BRRI
dhan100
grown
under
80
mM
NaCl
conditions.
The
experiment
was
sequenced
according
a
Completely
Randomized
Design
with
three
replicates.
Six
different
treatments
namely
control
(control,
neither
nor
biochar
or
chitosan),
(5%),
(200
ppm),
(80
mM),
plus
(NaCl+BC,
5%
biochar)
chitosan
(NaCl+CHT,
200ppm
chitosan)
were
used
in
experiment.
results
confirmed
negatively
affected
plant
height,
number
tillers,
leaf
area,
total
chlorophyll
concentrations,
SPAD
value,
contributing
characters
MDA
content
Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>
ratio
significantly
increased
stress.
led
significant
increases
as
well
salt-stressed
plants;
however
these
cause
decreases
demonstrated
significance
mitigating
impacts
