Potential Use of Biochar as an Amendment to Improve Soil Fertility and Tomato and Bell Pepper Growth Performance Under Arid Conditions

Mohawesh, Osama; Albalasmeh, Ammar; Gharaibeh, Mamoun A.; Deb, Sanjit K.; Simpson, Catherine; Singh, Sukhbir; Al-Soub, Bayan; Hanandeh, Ali El

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“…BO is typically used as an upgraded and refined fuel ( Bridgwater et al., 2007 ). Biochar production is desirable from the perspective of nutrient recycling and can be used to enhance fertility of agricultural soils ( Mohawesh et al., 2018 , 2021 ).…”

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Pyrolysis of domestic sewage sludge: influence of operational conditions on the product yields using factorial design

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Pyrolysis of domestic sewage sludge: influence of operational conditions on the product yields using factorial design

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“…Therefore, to maximize agricultural production, scientists search for amendments that can improve the hydro-physical properties of these soils. Biochar produced from organic wastes pyrolysis has been used as a soil amendment to ameliorate soil physicochemical and hydrological properties 3 – 5 .…”

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Significance of pyrolytic temperature, application rate and incubation period of biochar in improving hydro-physical properties of calcareous sandy loam soil

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Quzaih,

Gharaibeh

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Biochar is increasingly recognized for its ability to enhance hydro-physical properties of soil, offering promising solutions for improving soil structure, water retention, and overall agricultural productivity. In this study, sandy loam soil was amended at different rates (0, 15, 30, and 60 t ha−1) of biochar produced from olive pomace (Jift) at different pyrolysis temperatures (300, 400, 500, and 600 °C), and incubated for 30, 60, and 90 days. The biochar-amended soils were collected for analysis after each incubation period for infiltration rate, aggregate stability, soil water retention, water repellency, and penetration resistance. At 300 °C, aggregate stability increased with biochar amendments; the highest value (65%) was after 60 days of incubation. At other pyrolysis temperatures, aggregate stability decreased, or no effect of temperature was observed. Also, at 300 °C, the infiltration rate was decreased with biochar application and the lowest value of (0.14 ml/min) was at 90 days of incubation. At other pyrolysis temperatures, the infiltration rate was increased with increased biochar application rate. Water retention was increased with biochar application at 300 °C; however, biochar application did not affect water retention at other pyrolysis temperatures. These results strongly suggest the improvement of soil physical and hydraulic properties following the addition of biochar amendment. Overall, biochar had positive effects on hydro-physical properties. The biochar produced at 300 °C pyrolysis temperature was the most beneficial to agriculturally relevant hydraulic conditions. However, field assessments are necessary to evaluate the long-term effects of biochar on hydro-physical properties.

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“…The term "biochar" has seen an exponential increase in use in the scientific literature over the last two decades (Figure 2), demonstrating increased interest of the scientific community on biochar for agricultural production and other purposes in several countries (Figure 3). This interest can be ascribed to reported beneficial impacts of biochar to: (1) long-term sequestration of atmospheric CO 2 in soils (Purakayastha et al, 2021), (2) improvement in soil health (Alkharabsheh et al, 2021;Amoah-Antwi et al, 2020;Darmawan et al, 2021) and fertility (Diatta et al, 2020;Mohawesh et al, 2021), (3) increase in soil water and nutrient retention Fischer et al, 2019;Razzaghi et al, 2020), (4) reduction in nitrogen (N) loss through leaching (Major et al, 2009), ( 5)…”

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“…The term “biochar” has seen an exponential increase in use in the scientific literature over the last two decades (Figure 2), demonstrating increased interest of the scientific community on biochar for agricultural production and other purposes in several countries (Figure 3). This interest can be ascribed to reported beneficial impacts of biochar to: (1) long‐term sequestration of atmospheric CO 2 in soils (Purakayastha et al., 2021), (2) improvement in soil health (Alkharabsheh et al., 2021; Amoah‐Antwi et al., 2020; Darmawan et al., 2021) and fertility (Diatta et al., 2020; Mohawesh et al., 2021), (3) increase in soil water and nutrient retention (Are, 2019; Fischer et al., 2019; Razzaghi et al., 2020), (4) reduction in nitrogen (N) loss through leaching (Major et al., 2009), (5) enhancement of biological N‐fixation in acidic soils (Ma, Egamberdieva, et al., 2019; Van Zwieten et al., 2015), (6) increase in crop yield (Farhangi‐Abriz et al., 2021; Haque et al., 2019; Safaei et al., 2020), (7) alleviation of environmental pollution through soil and water remediation (Borchard et al., 2019; Li et al., 2020; Man et al., 2021), (8) restoration of degraded soils (Amoah‐Antwi et al., 2020; Ghosh & Maiti, 2021; Rodriguez‐Franco & Page‐Dumroese, 2021), and (9) mitigation of climate change through GHG emission reduction and C sequestration in soils (Demir, 2020; Gupta et al., 2020: Purakayastha et al., 2021). A recent life cycle analysis has shown that C sequestration and GHG mitigation benefits of biochar overcompensate for CO 2 , N 2 O, and CH 4 emitted during biochar production (Matustik et al., 2020).…”

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Biochar as a negative emission technology: A synthesis of field research on greenhouse gas emissions

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Biochar is one of the few nature‐based technologies with potential to help achieve net‐zero emissions agriculture. Such an outcome would involve the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from agroecosystems and optimization of soil organic carbon sequestration. Interest in biochar application is heightened by its several co‐benefits. Several reviews summarized past investigations on biochar, but these reviews mostly included laboratory, greenhouse, and mesocosm experiments. A synthesis of field studies is lacking, especially from a climate change mitigation standpoint. Our objectives are to (1) synthesize advances in field‐based studies that have examined the GHG mitigation capacity of soil application of biochar and (2) identify limitations of the technology and research priorities. Field studies, published before 2022, were reviewed. Biochar has variable effects on GHG emissions, ranging from decrease, increase, to no change. Across studies, biochar reduced emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) by 18% and methane (CH4) by 3% but increased carbon dioxide (CO2) by 1.9%. When biochar was combined with N‐fertilizer, it reduced CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions in 61%, 64%, and 84% of the observations, and biochar plus other amendments reduced emissions in 78%, 92%, and 85% of the observations, respectively. Biochar has shown potential to reduce GHG emissions from soils, but long‐term studies are needed to address discrepancies in emissions and identify best practices (rate, depth, and frequency) of biochar application to agricultural soils.

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Potential Use of Biochar as an Amendment to Improve Soil Fertility and Tomato and Bell Pepper Growth Performance Under Arid Conditions

Cited by 19 publications

References 32 publications

Pyrolysis of domestic sewage sludge: influence of operational conditions on the product yields using factorial design

Pyrolysis of domestic sewage sludge: influence of operational conditions on the product yields using factorial design

Significance of pyrolytic temperature, application rate and incubation period of biochar in improving hydro-physical properties of calcareous sandy loam soil

Biochar as a negative emission technology: A synthesis of field research on greenhouse gas emissions

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