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Characterizing Context-Dependent Biochar Effects: An ANOVA-Based Study on Soil Properties and Microbial Diversity

Title
Characterizing Context-Dependent Biochar Effects: An ANOVA-Based Study on Soil Properties and Microbial Diversity
Creator
Jha, Mayank; Singhal, Prateek; Singh, Madan
Description
Contemporary intensive agriculture has improved food security, but is a detriment to soil health, biodiversity, and long-term sustainability. Biochar is an exciting product derived from the pyrolysis of biomass that possesses great potential to be a soil amendment that can improve soil chemical, physical and biological properties and sequester carbon. This paper summarizes recent international studies (2024-2025) and contains experimental analyses showing how biochar had an effect on soil systems. Considering soil pH, hydrophobicity, porosity, and particle size were emphasized. Our findings indicate that biochar improves soil structure, water retention, nutrient retention, and diversity in microbes, all of which increase crop resilience under abiotic stress conditions. However, there is a context-sensitivity to the utilization of biochar - often changing with soil types, feedstock, pyrolysis, and application rates. By using standardized and characterizing methods in soil characteristics and ANOVA based statistical analysis, this study presents the rationale and insights, opportunities and limitations of biochar as a sustainable soil conditioner. Further, the findings suggest to tailor "designer biochars". It seems plausible that these could be optimized for targeted soil and crop systems, and be a vital tool in developing climate-resilient and sustainable. 2026 IEEE.
Source
Conference Proceedings - 1st International Conference on Advancing Sustainable Solutions through Technologies, ICASST 2026;
Date
01-01-2026
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Subject
Biochar; Carbon sequestration; Soil fertility; Soil health; Soil properties; Sustainable agriculture
Coverage
Jha M., Christ (Deemed To Be University) Delhi-NCR, School of Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Ghaziabad, India; Singhal P., Chandigarh University, Department of Computer Science And Engineering, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India; Singh M., Christ (Deemed To Be University) Delhi-NCR, School of Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Ghaziabad, India
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISBN: 979-833157222-8;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Conference paper

Citation

Jha, Mayank; Singhal, Prateek; Singh, Madan, “Characterizing Context-Dependent Biochar Effects: An ANOVA-Based Study on Soil Properties and Microbial Diversity,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 21, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/25902.

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