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Effect of Biochar and Irrigation on the Interrelationships among Soybean Growth, Root Nodulation, Plant P Uptake, and Soil Nutrients in a Sandy Field

Ma, H., Egamberdieva, D., Wirth, S. J., Li, Q., Omari, R. A., Hou, M., & Bellingrath‐Kimura, S. D. (2019) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su11236542 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Biochar for Maintaining Soil Health

Hue, N. V. (2020) · Soil biology · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-44364-1_2 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

The Importance of the Targeted Design of Biochar Physicochemical Properties in Microbial Inoculation for Improved Agricultural Productivity—A Review

Gryta, A., Skic, K., Adamczuk, A., Skic, A., Marciniak, M., Józefaciuk, G., & Boguta, P. (2023) · Agriculture · doi:10.3390/agriculture14010037 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Soil Pollution and Remediation

Paz‐Ferreiro, J., Gascó, G., Méndez, A., & Reichman, S. M. (2018) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph15081657 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Streptomyces pactum and Bacillus consortium influenced the bioavailability of toxic metals, soil health, and growth attributes of Symphytum officinale in smelter/mining polluted soil

Ali, A., Li, Y., Jeyasundar, P. G. S. A., Azeem, M., Su, J., Wahid, F., Mahar, A., Shah, M. Z., Li, R., & Zhang, Z. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118237 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Unraveling mechanisms of N₂O emissions and nitrogen cycling: The role of biochar C:N ratios in loamy and sandy soils

Jaffar, M. T., Ahmed, M., Shi, R., Jiang, S., Kong, Z., Girkin, N. T., Zhang, J., & Huo, H. (2025) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.105950 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

De-ashed biochar enhances nitrogen retention in manured soil and changes soil microbial dynamics

Ibrahim, M. M., Hu, K., Tong, C., Xing, S., Zou, S., & Mao, Y. (2020) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114589 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Orange peel biochar: An effective amendment to improve the maize resilience by regulating the soil enzymatic activities, nutrient uptake, and ionic homeostasis under salinity stress

Jaffar, M. T., Zhen, S., Han, J., Zhang, J., Dar, A., Mushtaq, Z., Hussain, Q., Zahir, Z. A., & Siddique, K. H. M. (2024) · Industrial Crops and Products · doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.120081 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

The short-term effects of pyro-and hydrochars derived from different organic wastes on some soil properties

Tarf, O. J., Akça, M. O., Donar, Y. O., Bilge, S., Turgay, O. C., & Sınağ, A. (2021) · Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery · doi:10.1007/s13399-021-01282-7 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

Valorization of biochars from pinewood gasification and municipal solid waste torrefaction as peat substitutes

Gascó, G., Álvarez, M. L., Paz‐Ferreiro, J., Miguel, G. S., & Méndez, A. (2018) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-018-2703-x · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Efficacy of sewage sludge derived biochar on enhancing soil health and crop productivity in strongly acidic soil

Antonio, A., & Guo, M. (2023) · Frontiers in Soil Science · doi:10.3389/fsoil.2023.1066547 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

The effect of biochar types on carbon cycles in farmland soils: A meta analysis

Meng, X., Zheng, E., Hou, D., Qin, M., Meng, F., Chen, P., & Qi, Z. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172623 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Using a mixture of microalgae, biochar, and organic manure to increase the capacity of soil to act as carbon sink

Hu, J., Guo, H., Xue, Y., Gao, M., Zhang, S., Tsang, Y. F., Li, J., Wang, Y., & Wang, L. (2019) · Journal of Soils and Sediments · doi:10.1007/s11368-019-02337-z · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Change in composition and function of microbial communities in an acid bamboo (Phyllostachys praecox) plantation soil with the addition of three different biochars

Yang, L., Guo, K., Zhao, Y., Li, S., Wu, Q., Liang, C., Sun, X., Xu, Q., Chen, J., & Qin, H. (2020) · Forest Ecology and Management · doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118336 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Remediation of mining soils by combining Brassica napus growth and amendment with chars from manure waste

Cárdenas-Aguiar, E., Suarez, G., Paz‐Ferreiro, J., Askeland, M., Méndez, A., & Gascó, G. (2020) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127798 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Microbial-Mediated Emissions of Greenhouse Gas from Farmland Soils: A Review

Wang, H., Zhao, R., Zhao, D., Liu, S., Fu, J., Zhang, Y., Dai, N., Song, D., & Ding, H. (2022) · Processes · doi:10.3390/pr10112361 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Integrated application of biochar and chemical fertilizers improves wheat (Triticum aestivum) productivity by enhancing soil microbial activities

Aziz, M. A., Khan, K. S., Khalid, R., Shabaan, M., Alghamdi, A. G., Alasmary, Z., & Majrashi, M. A. (2024) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1007/s11104-024-06556-3 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

Biochar; an effective factor in improving phytoremediation of metal(iod)s in polluted sites

Boorboori, M. R., & Lackóová, L. (2023) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi:10.3389/fenvs.2023.1253144 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Invasive weed‐based biochar facilitated the restoration of coal mine degraded land by modulating the enzyme activity and carbon sequestration

Ghosh, D., & Maiti, S. K. (2022) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.13744 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Shaping rhizocompartments and phyllosphere microbiomes and antibiotic resistance genes: The influence of different fertilizer regimes and biochar application

Li, K., Rahman, S. U., Rehman, A. U., Li, H., Hui, N., & Khalid, M. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137148 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Variation of Greenhouse Gases Fluxes and Soil Properties with Addition of Biochar from Farm-Wastes in Volcanic and Non-Volcanic Soils

Muñoz, C., Ginebra, M., & Zagal, E., V (2019) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su11071831 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Dual effects of biochar and hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum L. on the remediation of Cd-contaminated soil

Li, K., Yang, B., Wang, H., Xu, X., Gao, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2019) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.6631 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Biochar Enriched with Buffalo Slurry Improved Soil Nitrogen and Carbon Dynamics, Nutrient Uptake and Growth Attributes of Wheat by Reducing Leaching Losses of Nutrients

Javeed, H. M. R., Ali, M., Ahmed, I., Wang, X., Al-Ashkar, I. M., Qamar, R., Ibrahim, A. A., Rahman, M. H. U., Ditta, A., & Sabagh, A. E. (2021) · Land · doi:10.3390/land10121392 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Effect of Sheep Manure and Its Produced Vermicompost and Biochar on the Properties of a Calcareous Soil after Barley Harvest

Najafi‐Ghiri, M., Razeghizadeh, T., Taghizadeh, M. S., & Boostani, H. R. (2019) · Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis · doi:10.1080/00103624.2019.1671444 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Effect of invasive weed biochar amendment on soil enzymatic activity and respiration of coal mine spoil: a laboratory experiment study

Ghosh, D., & Maiti, S. K. (2021) · Biochar · doi:10.1007/s42773-021-00109-y · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Effect of wood gasification biochar on soil physicochemical properties and enzyme activities, and on crop yield in a wheat-production system with sub-alkaline soil

Baldoni, N., Francioni, M., Trozzo, L., Toderi, M., Fornasier, F., D’Ottavio, P., Corti, G., & Cocco, S. (2023) · Biomass and Bioenergy · doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106914 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Improving Mining Soil Phytoremediation with Sinapis alba by Addition of Hydrochars and Biochar from Manure Wastes

Cárdenas-Aguiar, E., Ruíz, B., Fuente, E., Gascó, G., & Méndez, A. (2020) · Waste and Biomass Valorization · doi:10.1007/s12649-020-00999-2 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Effect of dissolved solids released from biochar on soil microbial metabolism

Hu, J., Tang, H., Wang, Y. Z., Chen, Y., Gao, M., Tsang, Y. F., & Li, J. (2022) · Environmental Science Processes & Impacts · doi:10.1039/d2em00036a · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Grey relational analysis for evaluating the effects of different rates of wine lees-derived biochar application on a plant–soil system with multi-metal contamination

Xu, M., Zhu, Q., Wu, J., He, Y., Yang, G. L., Zhang, X., Li, L., Yu, X., Peng, H., & Wang, L. (2017) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-017-1048-1 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Linking Soil Microbial Properties with Plant Performance in Acidic Tropical Soil Amended with Biochar

Halmi, M. F. A., Hasenan, S. N., Simarani, K., & Abdullah, R. (2018) · Agronomy · doi:10.3390/agronomy8110255 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Contrasting effects of maize residue, coal gas residue and their biochars on nutrient mineralization, enzyme activities and CO2 emissions in sandy loess soil

Shar, A. G., Peng, J. Y., Tian, X., Siyal, T. A., Shar, A. H., Yuhan, J., Datta, R., & Hessini, K. (2021) · Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.04.074 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

The Effects of Rabbit Manure-Derived Biochar on Soil Health and Quality Attributes of Two Mine Tailings

Cárdenas-Aguiar, E., Méndez, A., Paz‐Ferreiro, J., & Gascó, G. (2022) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su14031866 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Unveiling the Role of Edaphic Microalgae in Soil Carbon Sequestration: Potential for Agricultural Inoculants in Climate Change Mitigation

Silva, A. G. S. D. D., Hashim, Z. K., Solomon, W., Zhao, J., Kovács, G., Kulmány, I. M., & Molnár, Z. (2024) · Agriculture · doi:10.3390/agriculture14112065 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Effects of biomass co-pyrolysis and herbaceous plant colonization on the transformation of tailings into soil like substrate

Zhu, B., Si, M., Xie, X., Yan, X., Huang, J., Tian, S., & Ning, P. (2023) · Journal of Environmental Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.jes.2023.09.029 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Effect of Biochar on Vermicompost Production: Chemical, Biochemical, and Biological Properties

Antileo-Mellado, S., Muñoz, C., Sanchez-Hernandez, J. C., Ginebra, M., & Sandoval, M. (2024) · Agronomy · doi:10.3390/agronomy14030615 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Urease activity and nitrogen dynamics in highly weathered soils with designer biochars under corn cultivation

Sigua, G. C., Novak, J. M., Watts, D. W., Myers, W. T., Ducey, T. F., & Stone, K. C. (2020) · Biochar · doi:10.1007/s42773-020-00052-4 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Properties of Poultry-Manure-Derived Biochar for Peat Substitution in Growing Media

Wystalska, K., Malinska, K. A., Sobik-Szołtysek, J., Dróżdż, D., & Meers, E. (2023) · Materials · doi:10.3390/ma16196392 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Inoculation of Exogenous Complex Bacteria to Enhance Resistance in Alfalfa and Combined Remediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil

Gao, T., Liu, Y., Deng, Y., Liu, X., Zuo, M., He, Y., Wang, H., Bao, J.-T., Shen, Y., Tai, X., et al. (2023) · Current Microbiology · doi:10.1007/s00284-023-03299-9 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

The Effects of Biochar Pyrolyzed at Varying Temperatures and Different Water Types on the Properties of Lettuce and Soil

Yerli, C. (2023) · Water Air & Soil Pollution · doi:10.1007/s11270-023-06582-4 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Carbon stability and soil N2O emissions. Pyrolyzed or unpyrolyzed manure?

Ginebra, M., Muñoz, C., & Zagal, E., V (2022) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116095 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Co-Application of Biochar Compost and Inorganic Nitrogen Fertilizer Affects the Growth and Nitrogen Uptake by Lowland Rice in Northern Ghana

Aboagye, D. A., Adjadeh, W. T., Asuming-Brempong, S., & Nartey, E. K. (2022) · Nitrogen · doi:10.3390/nitrogen3030027 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Influence of biochar on soil biology in the charosphere

Weralupitiya, C., Gunarathne, V., Keerthanan, S., Rinklebe, J., Biswas, J. K., Jayasanka, J., & Vithanage, M. (2022) · Biochar in Agriculture for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-85343-9.00024-0 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Influences of Farmyard Manure and its Biochars Prepared at Different Temperatures on Soil Properties and Soil Enzymes and CO2 Emission from Soil Under İrrigation Conditions with Treated Wastewater

Yerli, C. (2023) · Water Air & Soil Pollution · doi:10.1007/s11270-023-06085-2 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Thermal analysis of aged chars obtained by pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonisation of manure wastes

Cárdenas-Aguiar, E., Méndez, A., Paz‐Ferreiro, J., Sohi, S., & Gascó, G. (2023) · Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry · doi:10.1007/s10973-023-12199-w · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Manure and its biochar affect activities and stoichiometry of soil extracellular enzymes in croplands

An, Z., Gross, C. D., Chen, X., Bork, E. W., Carlyle, C. N., & Chang, S. X. (2024) · Journal of Soils and Sediments · doi:10.1007/s11368-024-03887-7 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Changes in carbon pools and enzyme activities in soil amended with pig slurry derived from different feeding diets and filtration process

Yanardağ, İ. H., Zornoza, R., Cano, Á. F., Yanardağ, A. B., & Mermut, A. R. (2020) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114640 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Effects of Different Biochar Amendments on Soil Enzyme Activities and Carbondioxide Emission

Sakïn, E., Ramazanoğlu, E., & Seyrek, A. (2021) · Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis · doi:10.1080/00103624.2021.1971694 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Duality of Biochar and Organic Manure Co-Composting on Soil Heavy Metals and Enzymes Activity

Antonious, G. F. (2025) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app15063031 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Impact of biochar addition to soil on greenhouse gas emissions following pig manure application

Troy, S., Lawlor, P., O'Flynn, C. J., & Healy, M. (2013) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.01.019 · Cited by 209 · see citing works

Biochar–manure changes soil carbon mineralization in a Gray Luvisol used for agricultural production

Weber, T. L., Romero, C. M., & MacKenzie, M. D. (2021) · Canadian Journal of Soil Science · doi:10.1139/cjss-2020-0157 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Greenhouse gas emissions and soil properties following amendment with manure-derived biochars: Influence of pyrolysis temperature and feedstock type

Subedi, R., Taupe, N., Pelissetti, S., Petruzzelli, L., Bertora, C., Leahy, J. J., & Grignani, C. (2015) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.10.007 · Cited by 164 · see citing works