Biochar-fertilizer mixture: does plant life history trait determine fertilizer application rate?

Biochar-based organic fertilizers: Influence on yield and concentration of antioxidants in the stigma of saffron and rhizosphere bacterial diversity of slightly saline and non-saline soils

“…This slow-pyrolyzed biomass was purchased from the timber market of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The method of production of this biochar is given in Achakzai et al (2023) . The manures used as fertilizers and for the composting process were obtained from sheep/goat ( SG ), cow/buffalo ( FYM ) and Poultry ( PM ) farms in Quetta and the outskirts of this city.…”

“…Biochar is considered a soil conditioner that improves crop yield and physico-chemical and biological properties of saline soils of dry regions ( Feng et al, 2020 , Mao et al, 2022 ). However, for soils that have a high sand fraction, a positive influence of biochar has been observed when this bioresource is applied in the soil as a mixture with other synthetic or organic fertilizers ( Gul and Whalen, 2016 , Achakzai et al, 2023 ). Likewise, biochar amendment in agricultural lands as a mixture or co-compost with organic wastes such as manures tends to improve crop growth and health of saline soils of dry regions ( Wu et al, 2022 , Al-Omran et al, 2023 , El-Wahed et al, 2023 ).…”

The Mineral Biochar Alters the Biochemical and Microbial Properties of the Soil and the Grain Yield of Hordeum vulgare L. under Drought Stress

“…not always clear and definitive [91][92][93]. It is conceivable that the use of more heterogeneous soil mixtures together with biochar can improve the yields of the studied plants [94][95][96].…”

Relief effect of biochar on continuous cropping of tobacco through the reduction of p-hydroxybenzoic acid in soil

“…Previous reports indicate that biochar, which is used as a soil amendment, contributes to the improvement of crop productivity through the addition of nutrients (including effective N, effective P and effective K) and hormone analogues of biochar surface compounds to mitigate continuous-cropping obstacles [ 2 , 17 ]. In addition, the microbial populations and physical and chemical properties of soils improve with biochar treatment, which indirectly promotes plant growth [ 18 ]. More importantly, during pyrolysis, large quantities of carboxyl, carbonyl and ketone groups form on the surfaces of the biochar.…”