Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils
Soil acidity is a serious problem in agricultural lands as it directly affects the soil, crop production, and human health. Soil acidification in agricultural lands occurs due to the release of protons (H+) from the transforming reactions of various carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur-containing compounds....
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| author | Kai Huang Mingquan Li Rongpeng Li Fahd Rasul Sobia Shahzad Changhong Wu Jinhua Shao Jinhua Shao Guoqin Huang Ronghui Li Saad Almari Mohamed Hashem Muhammad Aamer |
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| description | Soil acidity is a serious problem in agricultural lands as it directly affects the soil, crop production, and human health. Soil acidification in agricultural lands occurs due to the release of protons (H+) from the transforming reactions of various carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur-containing compounds. The use of biochar (BC) has emerged as an excellent tool to manage soil acidity owing to its alkaline nature and its appreciable ability to improve the soil’s physical, chemical, and biological properties. The application of BC to acidic soils improves soil pH, soil organic matter (SOM), cation exchange capacity (CEC), nutrient uptake, microbial activity and diversity, and enzyme activities which mitigate the adverse impacts of acidity on plants. Further, BC application also reduce the concentration of H+ and Al3+ ions and other toxic metals which mitigate the soil acidity and supports plant growth. Similarly, soil salinity (SS) is also a serious concern across the globe and it has a direct impact on global production and food security. Due to its appreciable liming potential BC is also an important amendment to mitigate the adverse impacts of SS. The addition of BC to saline soils improves nutrient homeostasis, nutrient uptake, SOM, CEC, soil microbial activity, enzymatic activity, and water uptake and reduces the accumulation of toxic ions sodium (Na+ and chloride (Cl-). All these BC-mediated changes support plant growth by improving antioxidant activity, photosynthesis efficiency, stomata working, and decrease oxidative damage in plants. Thus, in the present review, we discussed the various mechanisms through which BC improves the soil properties and microbial and enzymatic activities to counter acidity and salinity problems. The present review will increase the existing knowledge about the role of BC to mitigate soil acidity and salinity problems. This will also provide new suggestions to readers on how this knowledge can be used to ameliorate acidic and saline soils. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca52b26147734c709dc2e2b78fb3eba02023-09-14T15:56:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2023-09-011410.3389/fpls.2023.12068201206820Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soilsKai Huang0Mingquan Li1Rongpeng Li2Fahd Rasul3Sobia Shahzad4Changhong Wu5Jinhua Shao6Jinhua Shao7Guoqin Huang8Ronghui Li9Saad Almari10Mohamed Hashem11Muhammad Aamer12China Guangxi Key Laboratory of Water Engineering Materials and Structures, Guangxi Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanning, ChinaChina Guangxi Key Laboratory of Water Engineering Materials and Structures, Guangxi Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanning, ChinaChina Guangxi Key Laboratory of Water Engineering Materials and Structures, Guangxi Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanning, ChinaDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, PakistanIslamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, PakistanChina Guangxi Key Laboratory of Water Engineering Materials and Structures, Guangxi Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanning, ChinaChina Guangxi Key Laboratory of Water Engineering Materials and Structures, Guangxi Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanning, ChinaResearch Center on Ecological Sciences, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, PakistanCollege of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, ChinaKing Khalid University, College of Science, Department of Biology, Abha, Saudi ArabiaKing Khalid University, College of Science, Department of Biology, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, PakistanSoil acidity is a serious problem in agricultural lands as it directly affects the soil, crop production, and human health. Soil acidification in agricultural lands occurs due to the release of protons (H+) from the transforming reactions of various carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur-containing compounds. The use of biochar (BC) has emerged as an excellent tool to manage soil acidity owing to its alkaline nature and its appreciable ability to improve the soil’s physical, chemical, and biological properties. The application of BC to acidic soils improves soil pH, soil organic matter (SOM), cation exchange capacity (CEC), nutrient uptake, microbial activity and diversity, and enzyme activities which mitigate the adverse impacts of acidity on plants. Further, BC application also reduce the concentration of H+ and Al3+ ions and other toxic metals which mitigate the soil acidity and supports plant growth. Similarly, soil salinity (SS) is also a serious concern across the globe and it has a direct impact on global production and food security. Due to its appreciable liming potential BC is also an important amendment to mitigate the adverse impacts of SS. The addition of BC to saline soils improves nutrient homeostasis, nutrient uptake, SOM, CEC, soil microbial activity, enzymatic activity, and water uptake and reduces the accumulation of toxic ions sodium (Na+ and chloride (Cl-). All these BC-mediated changes support plant growth by improving antioxidant activity, photosynthesis efficiency, stomata working, and decrease oxidative damage in plants. Thus, in the present review, we discussed the various mechanisms through which BC improves the soil properties and microbial and enzymatic activities to counter acidity and salinity problems. The present review will increase the existing knowledge about the role of BC to mitigate soil acidity and salinity problems. This will also provide new suggestions to readers on how this knowledge can be used to ameliorate acidic and saline soils.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1206820/fullbiocharacidic soilsmicrobial activitynutrient uptakesalinitytoxic ions |
| spellingShingle | Kai Huang Mingquan Li Rongpeng Li Fahd Rasul Sobia Shahzad Changhong Wu Jinhua Shao Jinhua Shao Guoqin Huang Ronghui Li Saad Almari Mohamed Hashem Muhammad Aamer Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils Frontiers in Plant Science biochar acidic soils microbial activity nutrient uptake salinity toxic ions |
| title | Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils |
| title_full | Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils |
| title_fullStr | Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils |
| title_short | Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils |
| title_sort | soil acidification and salinity the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils |
| topic | biochar acidic soils microbial activity nutrient uptake salinity toxic ions |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1206820/full |
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