Benefits of Biochar on the Agriculture and Environment - A Review
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
The agricultural soil or land is fertilized using fertilizers (natural or synthesized). Synthesized ones may be effective in the beginning but later have side-effects on the crop. Bio-fertilizers or natural ones are mostly used but they cannot sustain the fertility of the soil for longer periods. This can be solved by adding charcoal to the soil. As charcoal is one of the purest forms of carbon, it helps in sequestering the carbon captured from carbon dioxide emissions thereby retaining the quality of soil. It helps the bound and clumped ions to dissociate and move freely all through the soil. This solution was found by some of the researchers in the recent years. As we know, the charcoal could be the decay of anything. Researchers have found a new method to sustain the fertility of the soil for a long time. That is by using biochar instead of the random charcoal. Biochar is the form of charcoal that is only produced from plant organic matter which helps in absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and fertilizing the crop.
Authors and Affiliations
Hafiz Abdur Rehman, Rohma Razzaq
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