Jiayi Zhao, Yingbo Qiu, Fan Yi, Jiaxin Li, Xueying Wang, Qi Fu, Xianheng Fu, Zhiyuan Yao, Zhongmin Dai, Yunpeng Qiu, Huaihai Chen
Biochar, a widely used material for soil amendment, has been found to offer numerous advantages in improving soil properties and the habitats for soil microorganisms. However, there is still a lack of global perspectives on the influence of various levels of biochar addition on soil microbial diversity and primary components. Thus, in our study, we performed a global meta-analysis of studies to determine how different doses of biochar affect soil total carbon (C), nitrogen (N), pH, alpha- and beta-diversity, and the major phyla of both bacterial and fungal communities...
April 18, 2024: Science of the Total Environment