241
Cornelissen G, Martinsen V, Shitumbanuma V, Alling V, Breedveld GD, Rutherford DW et al
(2013) Biochar effect on maize yield and soil characteristics in five conservation farming sites
in Zambia. Agronomy 3(2):256–274. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy3020256
Downie A, Crosky A, Munroe P (2009) Physical properties of biochar. In: Biochar for environmental management: science and technology, pp 13–32
Duku MH, Gu S, Hagan EB (2011) A comprehensive review of biomass resources and biofuels potential in Ghana. Renew Sust Energ Rev 15(1):404–415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
rser.2010.09.033
Enders A, Hanley K, Whitman T, Joseph S, Lehmann J (2012) Characterization of biochars to
evaluate recalcitrance and agronomic performance. Bioresour Technol 114:644–653. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.022
Griffin LH, Daoyuan W, Sanjai JP, Kate S (2017) Short-lived effects of walnut shell biochar on
soils and crop yields in a long-term field experiment. Agric Ecosyst Environ 236:21–29
Haider G, Koyro HW, Azam F, Steffens D, Müller C, Kammann C (2015) Biochar but not humic
acid product amendment affected maize yields via improving plant-soil moisture relations.
Plant Soil 395(1–2):141–157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-014-2294-3
Iftikhar S, Ahmad KS, Gul MM (2018) Low-cost and environmental-friendly Triticum aestivumderived biochar for improving plant growth and soil fertility. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal
49(22):2814–2827. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2018.1546869
Karhu K, Mattila T, Bergström I, Regina K (2011) Biochar addition to agricultural soil increased
CH 4 uptake and water holding capacity–results from a short-term pilot field study. Agric
Ecosyst Environ 140(1):309–313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2010.12.005
Laird DA, Fleming P, Davis DD, Horton R, Wang B, Karlen DL (2010) Impact of biochar amendments on the quality of a typical Midwestern agricultural soil. Geoderma 158(3):443–449
Lehmann J, Joseph S (2015) Biochar for environmental management: an introduction. In: Biochar
for environmental management. Routledge, New York, pp 33–46
Liu C, Wang H, Tang X, Guan Z, Reid BJ, Rajapaksha AU et al (2016) Biochar increased water
holding capacity but accelerated organic carbon leaching from a sloping farmland soil in China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res 23(2):995–1006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4885-9
Liu X, Mao P, Li L, Ma J (2019) Impact of biochar application on yield-scaled greenhouse
gas intensity: a meta-analysis. Sci Total Environ 656:969–976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
scitotenv.2018.11.396
Major J, Rondon M, Molina D, Riha SJ, Lehmann J (2010) Maize yield and nutrition during 4
years after biochar application to a Colombian savanna oxisol. Plant Soil 333(1–2):117–128.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-010-0327-0
McHenry MP (2009) Agricultural bio-char production, renewable energy generation and farm carbon sequestration in Western Australia: certainty, uncertainty and risk. Agric Ecosyst Environ
129(1):1–7
Milne E, Powlson DS, Cerri CE (2007) Soil carbon stocks at regional scales. Agric Ecosyst
Environ 122(1):1–2
Nguyen T, Tran TTH (2019) The contribution of various components to pH buffering capacity of
Acrisols in southeastern Vietnam. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal 50(9):1170–1177. https://doi.
org/10.1080/00103624.2019.1604735
Rajapaksha AU, Vithanage M, Zhang M, Ahmad M, Mohan D, Chang SX, Ok YS (2014)
Pyrolysis condition affected sulfamethazine sorption by tea waste biochars. Bioresour Technol
166:303–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.029
Rajkovich S, Enders A, Hanley K, Hanley C, Zimmerman AR, Lehmann J (2012) Corn growth and
nitrogen nutrition after additions of biochars with varying properties to a temperate soil. Biol
Fertil Soils 48:271–284
Schmidt HP (2012) Treating liquid manure with biochar. Ithaka J 1:273–276
Spokas KA, Koskinen WC, Baker JM, Reicosky DC (2009) Impacts of woodchip biochar additions on greenhouse gas production and sorption/degradation of two herbicides in a Minnesota
soil. Chemosphere 77(4):574–581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.06.053
9 Effect of Biochar Addition to Soil on Plant Quality
Cornelissen G, Martinsen V, Shitumbanuma V, Alling V, Breedveld GD, Rutherford DW et al
(2013) Biochar effect on maize yield and soil characteristics in five conservation farming sites
in Zambia. Agronomy 3(2):256–274. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy3020256
Downie A, Crosky A, Munroe P (2009) Physical properties of biochar. In: Biochar for environmental management: science and technology, pp 13–32
Duku MH, Gu S, Hagan EB (2011) A comprehensive review of biomass resources and biofuels potential in Ghana. Renew Sust Energ Rev 15(1):404–415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
rser.2010.09.033
Enders A, Hanley K, Whitman T, Joseph S, Lehmann J (2012) Characterization of biochars to
evaluate recalcitrance and agronomic performance. Bioresour Technol 114:644–653. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.022
Griffin LH, Daoyuan W, Sanjai JP, Kate S (2017) Short-lived effects of walnut shell biochar on
soils and crop yields in a long-term field experiment. Agric Ecosyst Environ 236:21–29
Haider G, Koyro HW, Azam F, Steffens D, Müller C, Kammann C (2015) Biochar but not humic
acid product amendment affected maize yields via improving plant-soil moisture relations.
Plant Soil 395(1–2):141–157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-014-2294-3
Iftikhar S, Ahmad KS, Gul MM (2018) Low-cost and environmental-friendly Triticum aestivumderived biochar for improving plant growth and soil fertility. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal
49(22):2814–2827. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2018.1546869
Karhu K, Mattila T, Bergström I, Regina K (2011) Biochar addition to agricultural soil increased
CH 4 uptake and water holding capacity–results from a short-term pilot field study. Agric
Ecosyst Environ 140(1):309–313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2010.12.005
Laird DA, Fleming P, Davis DD, Horton R, Wang B, Karlen DL (2010) Impact of biochar amendments on the quality of a typical Midwestern agricultural soil. Geoderma 158(3):443–449
Lehmann J, Joseph S (2015) Biochar for environmental management: an introduction. In: Biochar
for environmental management. Routledge, New York, pp 33–46
Liu C, Wang H, Tang X, Guan Z, Reid BJ, Rajapaksha AU et al (2016) Biochar increased water
holding capacity but accelerated organic carbon leaching from a sloping farmland soil in China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res 23(2):995–1006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4885-9
Liu X, Mao P, Li L, Ma J (2019) Impact of biochar application on yield-scaled greenhouse
gas intensity: a meta-analysis. Sci Total Environ 656:969–976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
scitotenv.2018.11.396
Major J, Rondon M, Molina D, Riha SJ, Lehmann J (2010) Maize yield and nutrition during 4
years after biochar application to a Colombian savanna oxisol. Plant Soil 333(1–2):117–128.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-010-0327-0
McHenry MP (2009) Agricultural bio-char production, renewable energy generation and farm carbon sequestration in Western Australia: certainty, uncertainty and risk. Agric Ecosyst Environ
129(1):1–7
Milne E, Powlson DS, Cerri CE (2007) Soil carbon stocks at regional scales. Agric Ecosyst
Environ 122(1):1–2
Nguyen T, Tran TTH (2019) The contribution of various components to pH buffering capacity of
Acrisols in southeastern Vietnam. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal 50(9):1170–1177. https://doi.
org/10.1080/00103624.2019.1604735
Rajapaksha AU, Vithanage M, Zhang M, Ahmad M, Mohan D, Chang SX, Ok YS (2014)
Pyrolysis condition affected sulfamethazine sorption by tea waste biochars. Bioresour Technol
166:303–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.029
Rajkovich S, Enders A, Hanley K, Hanley C, Zimmerman AR, Lehmann J (2012) Corn growth and
nitrogen nutrition after additions of biochars with varying properties to a temperate soil. Biol
Fertil Soils 48:271–284
Schmidt HP (2012) Treating liquid manure with biochar. Ithaka J 1:273–276
Spokas KA, Koskinen WC, Baker JM, Reicosky DC (2009) Impacts of woodchip biochar additions on greenhouse gas production and sorption/degradation of two herbicides in a Minnesota
soil. Chemosphere 77(4):574–581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.06.053
9 Effect of Biochar Addition to Soil on Plant Quality