Effects of biochar application on soil nitrogen transformation, microbial functional genes, enzyme activity, and plant nitrogen uptake: A meta‐analysis of field studies

Meta‐analysis of global livestock urine‐derived nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils

(2020) Maria López‐Aizpún et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Improvement of physical and hydraulic properties of desert soil with amendment of different biochars

(2019) Leiyi Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Biochar application as a tool to decrease soil nitrogen losses (NH3 volatilization, N2 O emissions, and N leaching) from croplands: options and mitigation strength in a global perspective

(2019) Qi Liu et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity

(2019) Mohamed Abdalla et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Biochar amendment effects on the activities of soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus hydrolytic enzymes: a meta-analysis

(2019) Leiyi Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

The effect of biochar amendment on N-cycling genes in soils: A meta-analysis

(2019) Zhenggao Xiao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Interactions between biochar and nitrogen impact soil carbon mineralization and the microbial community

(2019) Shuailin Li et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Soil enzyme activities and abundance of microbial functional genes involved in nitrogen transformations in an organic farming system

(2018) Yang Ouyang et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Nitrogen fertilization raises CO2 efflux from inorganic carbon: A global assessment

(2018) Kazem Zamanian et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

How does biochar influence soil N cycle? A meta-analysis

(2018) Qi Liu et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Responses of soil microbial community structure changes and activities to biochar addition: A meta-analysis

(2018) Leiyi Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Dynamic biochar effects on soil nitrous oxide emissions and underlying microbial processes during the maize growing season

(2018) Joseph D. Edwards et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Biochar improves soil quality and N2-fixation and reduces net ecosystem CO2 exchange in a dryland legume-cereal cropping system

(2018) Muhammad Azeem et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Biochar additions alter phosphorus and nitrogen availability in agricultural ecosystems: A meta-analysis

(2018) Si Gao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biochar, soil and land-use interactions that reduce nitrate leaching and N2O emissions: A meta-analysis

(2018) Nils Borchard et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Linking feedstock and application rate of biochars to N2O emission in a sandy loam soil: Potential mechanisms

(2018) Z.M. Lan et al.   GEODERMA

Effects and mechanisms of biochar-microbe interactions in soil improvement and pollution remediation: A review

(2017) Xiaomin Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis

(2017) Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen et al.   GEODERMA

Toward a Better Assessment of Biochar–Nitrous Oxide Mitigation Potential at the Field Scale

(2017) Elizabeth Verhoeven et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Rapid electron transfer by the carbon matrix in natural pyrogenic carbon

(2017) Tianran Sun et al.   Nature Communications

Biochar and manure amendments impact soil nutrients and microbial enzymatic activities in a semi-arid irrigated maize cropping system

(2016) Erika J. Foster et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Effects of biochar application on soil greenhouse gas fluxes: a meta-analysis

(2016) Yanghui He et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Biochar-induced N 2 O emission reductions after field incorporation in a loam soil

(2016) Nele Ameloot et al.   GEODERMA

Quantification of biochar effects on soil hydrological properties using meta-analysis of literature data

(2016) Morris Oduor Omondi et al.   GEODERMA

Biochemical cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in biochar-amended soils

(2016) Shamim Gul et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil extracellular enzyme activities, soil carbon and nitrogen storage under nitrogen fertilization: A meta-analysis

(2016) Siyang Jian et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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

Consistent increase in abundance and diversity but variable change in community composition of bacteria in topsoil of rice paddy under short term biochar treatment across three sites from South China

(2015) Junhui Chen et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Managing nitrogen for sustainable development

(2015) Xin Zhang et al.   NATURE

Wood biochar increases nitrogen retention in field settings mainly through abiotic processes

(2015) Shahla Hosseini Bai et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Lowering N2O emissions from soils using eucalypt biochar: the importance of redox reactions

(2015) P Quin et al.   Scientific Reports

Biochar does not affect soil N-transformations or microbial community structure under ruminant urine patches but does alter relative proportions of nitrogen cycling bacteria

(2014) C.R. Anderson et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Effects of Feedstock and Pyrolysis Temperature on Biochar Adsorption of Ammonium and Nitrate

(2014) Xiapu Gai et al.   PLoS One

Crop Yield and Soil Properties in the First 3 Years After Biochar Application to a Calcareous Soil

(2014) Feng LIANG et al.   Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Biochar's role in mitigating soil nitrous oxide emissions: A review and meta-analysis

(2013) M.L. Cayuela et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Sorption of Pure N2O to Biochars and Other Organic and Inorganic Materials under Anhydrous Conditions

(2013) Gerard Cornelissen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nitrous oxide emission reduction with greenwaste biochar: comparison of laboratory and field experiments

(2013) R. Felber et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Linking N2O emissions from biochar-amended soil to the structure and function of the N-cycling microbial community

(2013) Johannes Harter et al.   ISME Journal

Biochar’s effect on crop productivity and the dependence on experimental conditions—a meta-analysis of literature data

(2013) Xiaoyu Liu et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Biochar and denitrification in soils: when, how much and why does biochar reduce N2O emissions?

(2013) Maria Luz Cayuela et al.   Scientific Reports

A Review of Biochar and Soil Nitrogen Dynamics

(2013) Tim Clough et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Marked changes in herbicide sorption–desorption upon ageing of biochars in soil

(2012) Sheridan M. Martin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Nitrogen dynamics following field application of biochar in a temperate North American maize-based production system

(2012) David Güereña et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Biochar addition indirectly affects N2O emissions via soil moisture and plant N uptake

(2012) S. Saarnio et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Biochars Impact on Soil-Moisture Storage in an Ultisol and Two Aridisols

(2012) Jeffrey M. Novak et al.   SOIL SCIENCE

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

(2011) S. Castaldi et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Biochar adsorbed ammonia is bioavailable

(2011) Arezoo Taghizadeh-Toosi et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Biochar effects on soil biota – A review

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