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ArticleJournal of the science of food and agriculture2025

Effects of biochar, N-enriched biochar and urea on tomato seed germination, vegetative growth, and fruit traits.

Fernando Fornes, Raúl Castejón-Del Pino, María L Cayuela, María Sánchez-García, Antonio Lidón, Rosa M Belda, Miguel A Sánchez-Monedero

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Article in Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Fernando FornesDepartamento de Producción Vegetal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2835-5482
Raúl Castejón-Del PinoDepartment of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7207-7734
María L CayuelaDepartment of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0929-4204
María Sánchez-GarcíaDepartment of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-007X
Antonio LidónInstituto Universitario de Ingeniería del Agua y del Medio Ambiente, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0455-4348
Rosa M BeldaDepartamento de Producción Vegetal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7673-6207
Miguel A Sánchez-MonederoDepartment of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2233-7144

Funding

ERDF/EUUfunds MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033ESF Investing in your future within the project RTI2018-099417-BI00R. Castejón-del Pino PRE2019-088308Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities PID2021-128896OB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAgronomic uses of biochar have been intensely explored in the last 15 years. Recently, a new generation of biochar-based fertilizers has been developed. Raw biochar (BCH), nitrogen-enriched biochar (N + BCH) or urea were added to a coir fiber-based substrate for tomato cultivation, to assess seed germination, growth and fruiting of two cultivars (Cuarenteno and Moneymaker).

resultsBCH stimulated seed germination and early radicle growth, possibly because of the presence of karrikins detected in both BCH and N-BCH (0.039 and 0.044 mg kg

conclusionBCH can be effectively used as a growth medium constituent in nurseries for seedling production, whereas N + BCH offers a promising alternative to urea or other nitrogen mineral fertilizers for crop cultivation. © 2024 The Author(s). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

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CharcoalFruitNitrogenSeedsSolanum lycopersicumUreaChlorophyllFertilizersGerminationbiocharCharcoalChlorophyllFertilizersNitrogenUreabiocharbiochar‐based N fertilizerfruit traitseed germinationSolanum lycopersicumurea hydrolysisvegetative growth

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PMCPMC11824915

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