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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Biochar-Assisted Agriculture: From Healthy Soil to Healthy Plants.

Cheng Liu, Chao Wang, Shijie Shang, Jingyu Ma, Shengdao Shan, Qian Yue, Lianqing Li, Genxing Pan

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Cheng LiuKey Laboratory of Recycling and Eco-treatment of Waste Biomass of Zhejiang Province, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
Chao WangKey Laboratory of Recycling and Eco-treatment of Waste Biomass of Zhejiang Province, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
Shijie ShangKey Laboratory of Recycling and Eco-treatment of Waste Biomass of Zhejiang Province, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
Jingyu MaKey Laboratory of Recycling and Eco-treatment of Waste Biomass of Zhejiang Province, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
Shengdao ShanKey Laboratory of Recycling and Eco-treatment of Waste Biomass of Zhejiang Province, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
Qian YueInstitute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China.
Lianqing LiInstitute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Genxing PanInstitute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.

Funding

Basic Operational Funds of Zhejiang University of Science and Technology 2025QN057"Pioneer" and "Leading Goose" R&D Program of Zhejiang 2025C02097the Innovation Research Project for Youth Scholar of School of Environment and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology HZQY202405
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Land application of biochar appears to be the most promising tool for managing soil and plant health in agriculture for food production. Biochar induces plant resistance and root growth, deactivates fungitoxic compounds, supports better habituation of beneficial microorganisms, and alters soil properties to facilitate moisture and nutrient availability. This review assimilates lessons from the authors' experience with biochar application in agriculture, in addition to the previous literature, to elucidate the role of biochar in crop production, from soil health to plant health (root growth, disease control, yield, and quality), and its link to food health. This review provides bottom-up evidence for developing biochar-assisted agriculture in the context of ONE Health applied to soil-plant-food, contributing to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).

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biocharcrop yieldplant resistanceroot growthsoil health

Identifiers

PMID41225824
PMCPMC12608512

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