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Biochar:
Enriching Soil, Sequestering Carbon

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    Porosity and C stability

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    Surface reactivity

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    Nutrients supplement
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Impact of Biochar on Agriculture

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Soil Improvement with Long-Term Carbon Storage

Biochar improves soil structure, enhances water and nutrient retention, and supports beneficial microbial activity, leading to healthier and more fertile soils. At the same time, its stable carbon structure enables long-term carbon storage, making soil improvement a measurable pathway for carbon removal.

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Stronger Roots, More Efficient Carbon Utilization

By loosening compacted soils and regulating moisture, nutrients, and pH, biochar promotes robust root development and more efficient nutrient uptake. The carbon stabilized within biochar remains locked in the soil over long timescales, linking improved crop productivity with verified carbon removal outcomes.

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Higher Crop Quality and Climate-Positive Agriculture

Biochar helps balance nutrient availability while immobilizing heavy metals and harmful residues, improving crop quality, resilience, and storage performance. Through its dual role in agronomic enhancement and permanent carbon sequestration, biochar supports the transition toward climate-positive and regenerative agriculture.

Fine roots and root tips are significantly
enhanced in biochar-amended soils.

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Peppers

Enhanced Crop Yield and Quality with 
Biochar Amendment

Pepper Quality Improvement Results:

  • Fruit yield: +58%
  • Vitamin C content: +73%
  • Soluble protein: +60%
  • Capsaicin content: +27%
Peppers

Carbon-Based Fertilizer Performance in Table Grapes

Demonstrated at the 2020 G20 Summit

  • Berry size uniformity improved (-2 to -3 mm)
  • Sugar content reduced by 10%
  • Vitamin C increased by 30%
  • Additional quality indicators improved by 15-20%

The Sustained Impact of Biochar

Soil Health Chart

Long-Term Soil Health Benefits for Crop Production

Biochar applied in 2009, site revisited in 2015
Observed outcomes:

  • Rice yield: increased by 12%
  • Fertilizer input: reduced by 20%
  • Insect- and pathogen-related diseases: significantly reduced
  • Farmer revenue: increased by 12%

Transition in Rhizosphere Ecology with Biochar Application

Key ecological effects include:

  • Adsorption of toxic root exudates
  • Enrichment of beneficial microorganisms
  • Improved regulation of soil moisture and nutrient availability
  • Enhanced microbial enzyme activity and functional diversity
Rhizosphere Ecology Diagram

Experimental Case Study

Rice Agriculture

Biochar based net zero carbon rice agriculture under test

Fertilizers

Biochar-based fertilizers will be increasingly applied in food production

Drought Tolerance

Drought tolerance of oil peanut with biochar in a Primisol

Molecules

DOM and small size bio-molecules matters

Biochar Technology Report

Biochar technology and industrial applications

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