Response of soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activity to biochar amendment in the organic carbon deficient arid soil: a 2-year field study

Influence of biochar on potential enzyme activities in two calcareous soils of contrasting texture

(2017) Allahyar Khadem et al.   GEODERMA

Contrasting effects of biochar versus manure on soil microbial communities and enzyme activities in an Aridisol

(2016) Khalid A. Elzobair et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Biochar affects soil organic matter cycling and microbial functions but does not alter microbial community structure in a paddy soil

(2016) Jing Tian et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The effects of biochar and compost amendments on copper immobilization and soil microorganisms in a temperate vineyard

(2015) K.A. Mackie et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Physico-chemical properties and microbial responses in biochar-amended soils: Mechanisms and future directions

(2015) Shamim Gul et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Dynamics of CO2 Emission and Biochemical Properties of a Sandy Calcareous Soil Amended with Conocarpus Waste and Biochar

(2015) Mohamed EL-MAHROUKY et al.   PEDOSPHERE

Comparative analysis of the microbial communities in agricultural soil amended with enhanced biochars or traditional fertilisers

(2014) Shaun Nielsen et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Multifunctional Exopolysaccharides from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PF23 Involved in Plant Growth Stimulation, Biocontrol and Stress Amelioration in Sunflower Under Saline Conditions

(2014) Sakshi Tewari et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of amendment of different biochars on soil carbon mineralisation and sequestration

(2014) Lei Ouyang et al.   Soil Research

Co-application of biochar and lignite fly ash on soil nutrients and biological parameters at different crop growth stages of Zea mays

(2013) R. Ebhin Masto et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Biochar in bioenergy cropping systems: impacts on soil faunal communities and linked ecosystem processes

(2013) Sarah A. McCormack et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Interactive effects of biochar and the earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus on plant productivity and soil enzyme activities

(2013) Jorge Paz-Ferreiro et al.   JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Soil enzymology: classical and molecular approaches

(2012) P. Nannipieri et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Surface albedo following biochar application in durum wheat

(2012) L Genesio et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Biochar: A Synthesis of Its Agronomic Impact beyond Carbon Sequestration

(2012) Kurt A. Spokas et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Organic nitrogen mineralisation in two contrasting agro-ecosystems is unchanged by biochar addition

(2012) D.N. Dempster et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Short-term CO2 and N2O emissions and microbial properties of biochar amended sandy loam soils

(2012) Nele Ameloot et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Microbial biomass growth, following incorporation of biochars produced at 350 °C or 700 °C, in a silty-clay loam soil of high and low pH

(2012) Y. Luo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil enzymes in a changing environment: Current knowledge and future directions

(2012) Richard G. Burns et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Biochar from swine manure solids: influence on carbon sequestration and Olsen phosphorus and mineral nitrogen dynamics in soil with and without digestate incorporation

(2012) Rosa Marchetti et al.   Italian Journal of Agronomy

Microbial mineralization of biochar and wheat straw mixture in soil: A short-term study

(2011) Costanza Zavalloni et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Impact of biochar application to a Mediterranean wheat crop on soil microbial activity and greenhouse gas fluxes

(2011) S. Castaldi et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Decreased soil microbial biomass and nitrogen mineralisation with Eucalyptus biochar addition to a coarse textured soil

(2011) D. N. Dempster et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Effects of wood char and activated carbon on the hydrolysis of cellobiose by β-glucosidase from Aspergillus niger

(2011) Carlo Lammirato et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Positive and negative carbon mineralization priming effects among a variety of biochar-amended soils

(2011) Andrew R. Zimmerman et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Biochar effects on soil biota – A review

(2011) Johannes Lehmann et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Pioneering works in biochar research, Japan

(2010) Makoto Ogawa et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL RESEARCH

Influence of fast pyrolysis temperature on biochar labile fraction and short-term carbon loss in a loamy soil

(2010) Esben W. Bruun et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Maize yield and nutrition during 4 years after biochar application to a Colombian savanna oxisol

(2010) Julie Major et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Taxa-specific changes in soil microbial community composition induced by pyrogenic carbon amendments

(2010) Christina L.M. Khodadad et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Reconciling apparent variability in effects of biochar amendment on soil enzyme activities by assay optimization

(2010) Vanessa L. Bailey et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of land use on soil total and light fraction organic, and microbial biomass C and N in a semi-arid ecosystem of northwest China

(2009) Xiao-Ling Wang et al.   GEODERMA

Bacterial Community Composition in Brazilian Anthrosols and Adjacent Soils Characterized Using Culturing and Molecular Identification

(2009) B. O’Neill et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Effects of biochar from slow pyrolysis of papermill waste on agronomic performance and soil fertility

(2009) L. Van Zwieten et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Biochar amendment techniques for upland rice production in Northern Laos

(2008) Hidetoshi Asai et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Nitrogen retention and plant uptake on a highly weathered central Amazonian Ferralsol amended with compost and charcoal

(2008) Christoph Steiner et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Carbon stocks in Ethiopian soils in relation to land use and soil management

(2008) G. Girmay et al.   LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT

Black carbon decomposition and incorporation into soil microbial biomass estimated by 14C labeling

(2008) Yakov Kuzyakov et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY