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Urea hydrolysis in different farmland soils as affected by long-term biochar application

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Urea is a commonly used nitrogen (N) fertilizer that contributes to world food production, and there have been increasing concerns about relatively low urea-N use efficiency.
Rui Zhao, Juying Liu, Na Xu, Tianyi He, Jun Meng, Zunqi Liu   +5 more
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Effects of Biochar on the Cd Uptake by Rice and the Cd Fractions in Paddy Soil: A 3-Year Field Experiment

Agronomy, 2023
Biochar is a potential amendment for the remediation of Cd-contaminated soils. Although the immobilization effect of biochar on soil Cd has been studied under indoor laboratory conditions, the effect of biochar on rice Cd uptake and soil Cd fractions ...
Xiaoxue Sun, Jiangnan Wang, Miao Zhang, Zunqi Liu, Yang E, Yu Lan, Tianyi He, Jun Meng   +7 more
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Biochar contributes to resistance against root rot disease by stimulating soil polyphenol oxidase

Biochar, 2023
Biochar has been considered an effective approach as soil amendment for decreasing incidences of disease and regulating microbial populations in continuous-cropping soil.
Shaohua Ge, Jian Gao, Dong Chang, Tianyi He, Heqing Cai, Maoxian Wang, Caibin Li, Zhenbao Luo, Yang E, Jun Meng, Mingxuan Gao   +10 more
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Soybean Yield Response of Biochar-Regulated Soil Properties and Root Growth Strategy

Agronomy, 2022
Continuous cropping obstacles limit soybean production. Biochar is beneficial for soybean growth, but it is unclear whether biochar performs a sustainable role in continuous cropping.
Di Wu, Weiming Zhang, Liqun Xiu, Yuanyuan Sun, Wenqi Gu, Yuning Wang, Honggui Zhang, Wenfu Chen   +7 more
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Biochar-extracted liquor stimulates nitrogen related gene expression on improving nitrogen utilization in rice seedling

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
IntroductionBiochar has been shown to be an effective soil amendment for promoting plant growth and improving nitrogen (N) utilization. However, the physiological and molecular mechanisms behind such stimulation remain unclear.MethodsIn this study, we ...
Jian Gao, Jian Gao, Shaohua Ge, Shaohua Ge, Hailong Wang, Yunying Fang, Luming Sun, Luming Sun, Tianyi He, Tianyi He, Xiaoyi Cheng, Xiaoyi Cheng, Di Wang, Di Wang, Xuanwei Zhou, Xuanwei Zhou, Heqing Cai, Caibin Li, Yanxiang Liu, Yang E, Yang E, Jun Meng, Jun Meng, Wenfu Chen, Wenfu Chen   +24 more
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4D structural changes and pore network model of biomass during pyrolysis

Scientific Reports, 2023
Biochar is an engineered carbon-rich substance used for soil improvement, environmental management, and other diverse applications. To date, the understanding of how biomass affects biochar microstructure has been limited due to the complexity of ...
Ifeoma Gloria Edeh, Ondrej Masek, Florian Fusseis   +2 more
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Effects of soil grain size and solution chemistry on the transport of biochar nanoparticles

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Biochar nanoparticles (BC-NP) have attracted significant attention because of their unique environmental behavior, some of which could potentially limit large-scale field application of biochar.
Wenke Zhang, Wenke Zhang, Jun Meng, Jun Meng, Yuwei Huang, Yuwei Huang, Binoy Sarkar, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Xuanwei Zhou, Xuanwei Zhou, Jian Gao, Jian Gao, Yunpeng Teng, Yunpeng Teng, Hailong Wang, Wenfu Chen, Wenfu Chen   +16 more
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Climate Change Adaptation in the British Columbia Wine Industry Can carbon sequestration technology lower the B.C. Wine Industry's greenhouse gas emissions? [PDF]

Applied Economics and Finance, Vol 8 No. 4, July 2021, 2021
The purpose of this study is to measure the benefits and costs of using biochar, a carbon sequestration technology, to reduce the B.C Wine Industry's carbon emissions. An economic model was developed to calculate the value-added for each of the three sectors that comprise the BC Wine industry.
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Biochar’s Leacheates Affect the Abscisic Acid Pathway in Rice Seedlings Under Low Temperature

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Organic molecules of biochar’s leacheates are known to increase the cold resistance of rice seedlings. Yet, it remains unclear whether the organic molecules of biochar leacheates can interact with the abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway associated with
Jun Yuan, Jun Yuan, Jun Meng, Xiao Liang, Xiao Liang, E Yang, Xu Yang, Wen-fu Chen   +7 more
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Responses of microbial necromass carbon and microbial community structure to straw- and straw-derived biochar in brown earth soil of Northeast China

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Soil microbial organisms are conducive to SOC sequestration. However, little attention has been given to the contributions of living MBC and microbial necromass carbon to the SOC pool under biochar and straw amendments.
Qiang Sun, Qiang Sun, Qiang Sun, Qiang Sun, Xu Yang, Xu Yang, Xu Yang, Xu Yang, Zhengrong Bao, Zhengrong Bao, Zhengrong Bao, Jian Gao, Jian Gao, Jian Gao, Jun Meng, Jun Meng, Jun Meng, Xiaori Han, Xiaori Han, Xiaori Han, Yu Lan, Yu Lan, Yu Lan, Zunqi Liu, Zunqi Liu, Zunqi Liu, Wenfu Chen, Wenfu Chen, Wenfu Chen   +28 more
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