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ArticleScientific reports2025

Efficacy of modified biochar for enhancing maize photosynthesis and yield under various irrigation regimes.

Zarghoona Naz, Summera Jahan, Audil Rashid, Atif Kamran, Elsayed Fathi Abd-Allah, Graciela Dolores Avila-Quezada, Abeer Hashem

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7 authors.

Zarghoona NazDepartment of Botany, University of Gujrat, Gujrat City, Pakistan.
Summera JahanDepartment of Botany, University of Gujrat, Gujrat City, Pakistan. summera.botany@pu.edu.pk.
Audil RashidDepartment of Botany, University of Gujrat, Gujrat City, Pakistan.
Atif KamranInstitute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Elsayed Fathi Abd-AllahDepartment of Plant Production, College of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Graciela Dolores Avila-QuezadaFacultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, 31350, Chihuahua, CHIH, México.
Abeer HashemDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

Higher Education Commision, Pakistan 20-16716King Saud University ORF-2025-356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maize (Zea mays L.), a globally significant cereal of the Poaceae family, plays a pivotal role in food and feed security. However, its productivity is increasingly threatened by climate-induced drought stress and low organic matter content of soil, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. This study aimed to investigate the interactive effects of organically modified biochar supplementation on soil physicochemical properties, plant physiological responses, and yield performance of maize under varying irrigation regimes. The experiment was conducted under field conditions using Acacia nilotica-derived biochar and modified with vermicompost and perlite at the Botanical Garden, University of the Punjab, Lahore. The biochar was applied in the soil at two application rates (5 and 10-tons ha

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Agricultural IrrigationCharcoalPhotosynthesisZea maysSoilbiocharCharcoalSoilAgronomic resilienceCarbon sequestrationDrought stress mitigationNutrient uptake dynamicsStomatal conductanceWater use efficiency

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