Biochar as Soil Amendment: Impact on Soil Properties and Sustainable Resource Management

The role of biochar in improving soil fertility is increasingly being recognized and is leading to recommendations of biochar amendment of degraded soils. In addition, biochars offer a sustainable tool for managing organic wastes and to produce added-value products. The benefits of biochar use in ag...

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description The role of biochar in improving soil fertility is increasingly being recognized and is leading to recommendations of biochar amendment of degraded soils. In addition, biochars offer a sustainable tool for managing organic wastes and to produce added-value products. The benefits of biochar use in agriculture and forestry can span enhanced plant productivity, an increase in soil C stocks, and a reduction of nutrient losses from soil and non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, biochar composition and properties and, therefore, its performance as a soil amendment are highly dependent on the feedstock and pyrolysis conditions. In addition, due to its characteristics, such as high porosity, water retention, and adsorption capacity, there are other applications for biochar that still need to be properly tested. Thus, the 16 original articles contained in this book, which were selected and evaluated for this Special Issue, provide a comprehensive overview of the biological, chemicophysical, biochemical, and environmental aspects of the application of biochar as soil amendment. Specifically, they address the applicability of biochar for nursery growth, its effects on the productivity of various food crops under contrasting conditions, biochar capacity for pesticide retention, assessment of greenhouse gas emissions, and soil carbon dynamics. I would like to thank the contributors, reviewers, and the support of the Agronomy editorial staff, whose professionalism and dedication have made this issue possible.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-421352024-04-05T12:33:34Z Biochar as Soil Amendment: Impact on Soil Properties and Sustainable Resource Management De la Rosa, José M. QH301-705.5 Q1-390 S1-972 nutrient essential oil quality heavy metals mean residence time soil physics crop growth gas exchange attributes pyrolysis greenhouse experiment water retention qPCR Ultisols soil carbon dynamics composted solid digestate activated charcoal excessive compost application bacterial 16S rRNA gene yield attributes field experiment soil fertility nutrient cycling grapevine planting material germination nutrient concentration global warming soil chemical properties containerized production systems water stress sesame hydrochar soil health biochar-ash pellet gene expression vineyard by-products leaf chlorosis slow pool biochar archaeal 16S rRNA gene pore property soil organic matter hormone rice yields acidic undernourished soil biochar particle size fallen leaves soil physical properties pesticides soil amendments wheat paper mill sludge quality index biosolids dairy manure cropping Pelargonium graveolens solid digestate nitrogen thermochemical property biofertilizers jatropha 13C NMR fertilizer pyrochar incubation rice husk biochar arid region activated carbon aging soil chemistry desert soil thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences The role of biochar in improving soil fertility is increasingly being recognized and is leading to recommendations of biochar amendment of degraded soils. In addition, biochars offer a sustainable tool for managing organic wastes and to produce added-value products. The benefits of biochar use in agriculture and forestry can span enhanced plant productivity, an increase in soil C stocks, and a reduction of nutrient losses from soil and non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, biochar composition and properties and, therefore, its performance as a soil amendment are highly dependent on the feedstock and pyrolysis conditions. In addition, due to its characteristics, such as high porosity, water retention, and adsorption capacity, there are other applications for biochar that still need to be properly tested. Thus, the 16 original articles contained in this book, which were selected and evaluated for this Special Issue, provide a comprehensive overview of the biological, chemicophysical, biochemical, and environmental aspects of the application of biochar as soil amendment. Specifically, they address the applicability of biochar for nursery growth, its effects on the productivity of various food crops under contrasting conditions, biochar capacity for pesticide retention, assessment of greenhouse gas emissions, and soil carbon dynamics. I would like to thank the contributors, reviewers, and the support of the Agronomy editorial staff, whose professionalism and dedication have made this issue possible. 2021-02-11T09:04:45Z 2021-02-11T09:04:45Z 2020-04-07 23:07:09 2020 book 44798 9783039282753 9783039282746 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/42135 eng application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/2075 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03928-275-3 10.3390/books978-3-03928-275-3 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783039282753 9783039282746 252 open access
spellingShingle QH301-705.5
Q1-390
S1-972
nutrient
essential oil quality
heavy metals
mean residence time
soil physics
crop growth
gas exchange attributes
pyrolysis
greenhouse experiment
water retention
qPCR
Ultisols
soil carbon dynamics
composted solid digestate
activated charcoal
excessive compost application
bacterial 16S rRNA gene
yield attributes
field experiment
soil fertility
nutrient cycling
grapevine planting material
germination
nutrient concentration
global warming
soil chemical properties
containerized production systems
water stress
sesame
hydrochar
soil health
biochar-ash pellet
gene expression
vineyard by-products
leaf chlorosis
slow pool
biochar
archaeal 16S rRNA gene
pore property
soil organic matter
hormone
rice yields
acidic undernourished soil
biochar particle size
fallen leaves
soil physical properties
pesticides
soil amendments
wheat
paper mill sludge
quality index
biosolids
dairy manure
cropping
Pelargonium graveolens
solid digestate
nitrogen
thermochemical property
biofertilizers
jatropha
13C NMR
fertilizer
pyrochar
incubation
rice husk biochar
arid region
activated carbon
aging
soil chemistry
desert soil
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
De la Rosa, José M.
Biochar as Soil Amendment: Impact on Soil Properties and Sustainable Resource Management
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title_fullStr Biochar as Soil Amendment: Impact on Soil Properties and Sustainable Resource Management
title_full_unstemmed Biochar as Soil Amendment: Impact on Soil Properties and Sustainable Resource Management
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nutrient
essential oil quality
heavy metals
mean residence time
soil physics
crop growth
gas exchange attributes
pyrolysis
greenhouse experiment
water retention
qPCR
Ultisols
soil carbon dynamics
composted solid digestate
activated charcoal
excessive compost application
bacterial 16S rRNA gene
yield attributes
field experiment
soil fertility
nutrient cycling
grapevine planting material
germination
nutrient concentration
global warming
soil chemical properties
containerized production systems
water stress
sesame
hydrochar
soil health
biochar-ash pellet
gene expression
vineyard by-products
leaf chlorosis
slow pool
biochar
archaeal 16S rRNA gene
pore property
soil organic matter
hormone
rice yields
acidic undernourished soil
biochar particle size
fallen leaves
soil physical properties
pesticides
soil amendments
wheat
paper mill sludge
quality index
biosolids
dairy manure
cropping
Pelargonium graveolens
solid digestate
nitrogen
thermochemical property
biofertilizers
jatropha
13C NMR
fertilizer
pyrochar
incubation
rice husk biochar
arid region
activated carbon
aging
soil chemistry
desert soil
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essential oil quality
heavy metals
mean residence time
soil physics
crop growth
gas exchange attributes
pyrolysis
greenhouse experiment
water retention
qPCR
Ultisols
soil carbon dynamics
composted solid digestate
activated charcoal
excessive compost application
bacterial 16S rRNA gene
yield attributes
field experiment
soil fertility
nutrient cycling
grapevine planting material
germination
nutrient concentration
global warming
soil chemical properties
containerized production systems
water stress
sesame
hydrochar
soil health
biochar-ash pellet
gene expression
vineyard by-products
leaf chlorosis
slow pool
biochar
archaeal 16S rRNA gene
pore property
soil organic matter
hormone
rice yields
acidic undernourished soil
biochar particle size
fallen leaves
soil physical properties
pesticides
soil amendments
wheat
paper mill sludge
quality index
biosolids
dairy manure
cropping
Pelargonium graveolens
solid digestate
nitrogen
thermochemical property
biofertilizers
jatropha
13C NMR
fertilizer
pyrochar
incubation
rice husk biochar
arid region
activated carbon
aging
soil chemistry
desert soil
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