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AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, Volume 2, Issue 3, Page 232-246, September 2026.Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam +4 more
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International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture, 2018 Purpose Waste management is one of the significant challenges facing Nigeria’s agricultural sector. To manage this problem, the conversion of agricultural wastes to biochar is a practical solution.
Ifeoma Monica Nwajiaku +5 more
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Utilizing rice husk biochar and selected phosphate fertilizer to increase phosphate status of ultisol and shallots (Allium ascalonicum L.) production [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesLow soil phosphorus (P) availability is an important impediment to successful shallot cultivation in ultisols, a type of soil distinguished by its low fertility.
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International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture, 2019 Purpose: Biochar and inorganic fertilizer when co-applied have been reported to increase crop yield and enhance soil fertility. However, studies on this complementary effect on soil properties and rain-fed upland rice performance in Sub-Saharan Africa ...
Segun Oladele +4 more
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Metal absorption by pigweed and napier grass in biochar-treated soils
Sains Tanah: Journal of Soil Science and AgroclimatologyHeavy metal absorption by plants is suggested to be affected by soil treatment with different types of biochar. Due to various types of available biochar materials in the environment, effects of three representative biochar types were evaluated in a ...
Abdul Kadir Salam +5 more
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Jurnal Ilmu LingkunganRice husk is one of the highest generated agricultural waste estimated to be 11.1-13.8 million tons in Indonesia in 2021. This quantity makes rice husk a potential biomass for conversion into energy to minimize the negative impacts of current processing ...
Aloysius Gonzaga Holy Prajitna +1 more
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Sustainable microwave-assisted synthesis of high-quality carbon nanotubes from rice husk biochar
Industrial Crops and ProductsThe conventional synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) often involves high temperatures, inert atmospheres, non-renewable precursors, and elevated costs. This study explores rice husk, a ligno-cellulose-rich agricultural waste, as a sustainable precursor ...
Sai Parameshwar +3 more
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Effects of Biochar Type on the Growth and Harvest Index of Onion (Allium cepa L.)
AgriEngineeringThis study examined using peanut shells, rice husks, and cocoa husks as soil conditioners to boost yields in Allium cepa var. Alvara onions. Three types of biochar and four application rates (1%, 1.5%, 3%, and 5%) were compared to a control with no ...
Ángel Cedeño +4 more
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Impact of biochar on the water holding capacity and moisture of basalt and grey soil
Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science - Engineering and Technology, 2017 Climate change has been threatening the sustainable development of the agricultural sector around the globe. It is a main reason of prolonged drought which gives negative effects on productivity and quality of agricultural products.
Vu Thuy Duong +5 more
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Adsorption Characteristics of Dimethylated Arsenicals on Iron Oxide-Modified Rice Husk Biochar. [PDF]
Toxics, 2022 Yoon SG, Kwak IS, Yoon HO, An J.
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