• Enhancing plant N uptake with biochar-based fertilizers: limitation of sorption and prospects 

      Rasse, Daniel; Weldon, Simon Mark; Joner, Erik; Joseph, Stephen; Kammann, Claudia I.; Liu, Xiaoyu; O'Toole, Adam; Pan, Genxing; Kocatürk Schumacher, Nazli Pelin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-24)
      Background Biochar-based fertilizer products (BCF) have been reported to increase both crop yield and N-use efficiency. Such positive effects are often assumed to result from the slow-release of N adsorbed on BCF structures. ...
    • How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar 

      Joseph, Stephen; Cowie, Annette L.; Van Zwieten, Lukas; Bolan, Nanthi; Budai, Alice Erzebet; Buss, Wolfram; Cayuela, Maria Luz; Graber, Ellen R.; Ippolito, James A.; Kuzyakov, Yakov; Luo, Yu; Ok, Yong Sik; Palansooriya, Kumuduni N.; Shepherd, Jessica; Stephens, Scott; Weng, Zhe (Han); Lehmann, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-27)
      We synthesized 20 years of research to explain the interrelated processes that determine soil and plant responses to biochar. The properties of biochar and its effects within agricultural ecosystems largely depend on ...