Life,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 317 - 317
Published: Feb. 18, 2025
Spent
mushroom
substrate
(SMS),
a
nutrient-dense
byproduct
of
cultivation,
has
emerged
as
promising
feedstock
for
biochar
production,
offering
sustainable
solution
to
modern
agricultural
and
environmental
challenges.
This
review
explores
SMS
properties,
its
conversion
into
biochar,
various
applications.
Due
lignocellulosic
structure,
high
organic
matter
(OM),
essential
nutrients,
is
ideal
pyrolysis,
process
that
enhances
biochar's
porosity,
nutrient
retention,
carbon
stability.
These
properties
improve
soil
fertility,
water
microbial
activity,
plant
growth
while
also
contributing
climate
change
mitigation
through
sequestration.
SMS-derived
stands
out
superior
benefits,
including
balanced
pH,
rich
profile,
the
ability
adsorb
heavy
metals,
which
mitigates
contamination
minimizes
toxic
risks
in
food
chain.
By
enhancing
cycling,
moisture
supports
farming
practices
reduce
chemical
fertilizer
use
boost
resilience.
Beyond
applications,
effective
wastewater
treatment,
mitigating
diseases,
improving
cultivation
substrates,
thereby
mycelial
productivity.
Economically,
it
cost-effective
alternative
due
abundant
availability
inexpensive
nature
SMS.
Nevertheless,
challenges
still
exist,
particularly
optimizing
production
methods
ensuring
consistency
influenced
by
variations
pyrolysis
conditions
types.
Advances
technology
are
vital
scaling
up
production.
paper
emphasizes
transformative
potential
advocating
integration
circular
economy
frameworks
systems.
Recommendations
future
research
policy
support
provided
maximize
ecological
economic
benefits
fostering
widespread
adoption
global
strategies.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 393 - 393
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
Biochar
is
a
multifunctional
tool
that
enhances
soil
quality,
with
particularly
positive
effects
on
acidic
soils
low
nutrient
content,
common
in
tropical
regions
worldwide,
such
as
the
Amazon
region
Brazil.
This
study
investigates
of
açaí
fruit
waste
biochar
(Euterpe
oleracea
Mart.)
amendment
and
phosphate
fertilisation
chemical
characteristics
Ferralsol
biological
components
cowpea
(Vigna
unguiculata
(L.)
Walp).
In
greenhouse
setting,
randomised
block
design
was
employed,
testing
five
doses
(0,
7.5,
15,
30,
60
t
ha−1)
combined
four
phosphorus
(P)
40,
80,
120
kg
ha−1),
resulting
20
treatments
three
replicates
experimental
units.
Cowpea
responded
to
inorganic
fertilisation,
lower
P
limiting
(height,
leaves,
leaf
area,
dry
biomass,
root
mass).
Higher
increased
soil’s
available
content
by
up
2.3
times,
reflected
biomass.
However,
this
increase
levels
led
maximum
7.7%
agronomic
efficiency
(APE)
short
term.
The
higher
promoted
increases
pH
value,
cation
exchange
capacity
(CEC),
contents
potassium
(K),
calcium
(Ca),
total
nitrogen
(N).
contrast,
decrease
magnesium
(Mg)
aluminium
(Al)
observed,
while
concentration
easily
extractable
glomalin
(EE-GRSP)
not
significantly
affected
during
evaluated
period.
We
conclude
altered
environment,
promoting
solubility
availability
phosphorus.
Life,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 317 - 317
Published: Feb. 18, 2025
Spent
mushroom
substrate
(SMS),
a
nutrient-dense
byproduct
of
cultivation,
has
emerged
as
promising
feedstock
for
biochar
production,
offering
sustainable
solution
to
modern
agricultural
and
environmental
challenges.
This
review
explores
SMS
properties,
its
conversion
into
biochar,
various
applications.
Due
lignocellulosic
structure,
high
organic
matter
(OM),
essential
nutrients,
is
ideal
pyrolysis,
process
that
enhances
biochar's
porosity,
nutrient
retention,
carbon
stability.
These
properties
improve
soil
fertility,
water
microbial
activity,
plant
growth
while
also
contributing
climate
change
mitigation
through
sequestration.
SMS-derived
stands
out
superior
benefits,
including
balanced
pH,
rich
profile,
the
ability
adsorb
heavy
metals,
which
mitigates
contamination
minimizes
toxic
risks
in
food
chain.
By
enhancing
cycling,
moisture
supports
farming
practices
reduce
chemical
fertilizer
use
boost
resilience.
Beyond
applications,
effective
wastewater
treatment,
mitigating
diseases,
improving
cultivation
substrates,
thereby
mycelial
productivity.
Economically,
it
cost-effective
alternative
due
abundant
availability
inexpensive
nature
SMS.
Nevertheless,
challenges
still
exist,
particularly
optimizing
production
methods
ensuring
consistency
influenced
by
variations
pyrolysis
conditions
types.
Advances
technology
are
vital
scaling
up
production.
paper
emphasizes
transformative
potential
advocating
integration
circular
economy
frameworks
systems.
Recommendations
future
research
policy
support
provided
maximize
ecological
economic
benefits
fostering
widespread
adoption
global
strategies.
