Biochar in Sustainable Agriculture: Fertilizer from Natural Resources?
Mari Carmen López-Pérez,
Irene Iliana Ramírez-Bustos,
Karla Ivette Chy-young Peñuñuri
и другие.
IntechOpen eBooks,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 20, 2025
Continuous
and
excessive
use
of
synthetic
fertilizers
in
food
production
generates
strong
pressure
on
agroecosystems.
Therefore,
it
is
necessary
to
study
standardize
alternatives
that
promote
environmental
health,
such
as
biochar.
Biochar
(a
blackish
solid
obtained
from
the
pyrolysis
vegetable
waste,
industry
animal
or
water
processing
waste)
characterized
by
its
high
content
mineral
carbon,
presence
functional
groups,
richness
nutrients
potassium
(K+).
Its
soils
improves
organic
matter
cation
exchange
capacity
(CEC),
which
promotes
crop
nutrition.
In
addition
describing
biochar
manufacturing
processes,
this
chapter
aims
emphasize
role
a
fertilizer,
stimulating
effects
soil
microbiome
enzymatic
activity,
positive
plant
health.
Understanding
biofertilizer
can
be
considered
an
ecological
strategy
for
production.
However,
agricultural
sector
must
consider
limitations
fertilizer.
Язык: Английский
Integration of Biochar with Vermicompost and Compost Improves Agro-Physiological Properties and Nutritional Quality of Greenhouse Sweet Pepper
Agronomy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(11), С. 2603 - 2603
Опубликована: Ноя. 4, 2024
Applying
organic
fertilizers
is
an
issue
that
acquiring
high
attention
in
modern
agriculture.
This
study
aims
to
evaluate
the
impact
of
co-application
vermicompost
and
biochar
on
growth
performance
productivity
sweet
pepper
plants
grown
under
greenhouse
conditions.
The
applied
treatments
were
as
follows:
100%
(T1),
75%
+
25%
(T2),
50%
(T3),
compost
(T4),
(T5),
(control-T6).
All
distributed
randomly,
each
treatment
was
repeated
three
times
over
two
seasons.
data
analysis
revealed
application
vermicompost—alone
or
combination
with
biochar—significantly
increased
plant
measurements
(plant
height,
SPAD
value,
leaf
area,
No.
leaves,
branches),
nutrient
content
(N,
P,
K,
Ca),
total
yield
both
(T1)
(T2
T3)—on
average
seasons
significantly
by
31.12%,
26.47%,
22.53%,
respectively,
compared
control
(T6).
Furthermore,
aforementioned
also
physical
quality
(fresh
fruit
weight,
length,
diameter,
flesh
thickness)
chemical
fruits
[total
phenol
(TPC),
soluble
solids
(TSS),
ascorbic
acid
(AsA),
β-carotenoids
(β-Carot),
titratable
acidity
(TA)].
In
addition,
caused
a
significant
reduction
nitrate
concentration
(T6)
conclusion,
simultaneous
promising
strategy
improve
performance,
nutrition
status,
yield,
plants,
well
reduce
fruits.
Язык: Английский
Biochar regulates the functions of keystone taxa to reduce p-coumaric acid accumulation in soil
Xuanquan Zhu,
Meng Jia,
Dingchun Zi
и другие.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Сен. 11, 2024
Applying
biochar
(BC)
to
reduce
toxic
substance
accumulation
in
soil,
either
through
direct
adsorption
or
modulation
of
the
microbial
community,
has
received
considerable
attention.
However,
a
knowledge
gap
exists
regarding
how
BC
regulates
community
structure
and
functions
mitigate
accumulation.
Язык: Английский
Effects of a single biochar application in a water-stressed maize cultivation
Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
70(1), С. 1 - 20
Опубликована: Ноя. 4, 2024
Biochar
amendment
improves
crop
yield
and
mitigates
climate
change,
but
the
lasting
effect
of
biochar
application
on
soil
properties
under
water
scarcity
conditions
in
tropical
soils
remains
unexplored.
We
examined
how
a
one-time
alone
co-applied
with
vermicompost,
rates
25
50
ton
ha−1,
affected
growth
Zea
mays
L.
related
physicochemical
hydraulic
clay
after
three
years.
Analyses
included
pH,
electrical
conductivity,
availability
cations
phosphorous,
carbon
to
nitrogen
ratio,
characteristics,
biomass.
The
results
showed
that
ha−1
vermicompost
produced
more
beneficial
effects
maize
than
biochar,
first
cycle
lesser
extent
third
cropping
season,
caused
mainly
by
phosphorous
potassium,
enhancement
bulk
density,
porosity,
moisture
retention.
Our
suggest
combined
enhances
limited
conditions.
However,
further
research
is
necessary
understand
long-term
structure
soils,
crucial
for
effectively
managing
crops
water-scarce
Язык: Английский