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Biochar as Soil Amendment • José María De Rosa la Biochar as Soil Amendment Impact on Soil Properties and Sustainable Resource Management Edited by José María De la Rosa Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in Agronomy www.mdpi.com/journal/agronomy Biochar as Soil Amendment Biochar as Soil Amendment Impact on Soil Properties and Sustainable Resource Management Special Issue Editor Jos´e Mar´ıa De la Rosa MDPI • Basel • Beijing • Wuhan • Barcelona • Belgrade • Manchester • Tokyo • Cluj • Tianjin Special Issue Editor Jose´ Mar´ıa De la Rosa Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient´ıficas (IRNAS-CSIC) Spain Editorial Office MDPI St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland This is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395) (available at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agronomy/special issues/soil biochar amendment). 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Contents About the Special Issue Editor ...................................... vii Preface to ”Biochar as Soil Amendment” ................................ ix Marco Racioppi, Maria Tartaglia, Jos´e Mar´ıa De la Rosa, Mauro Marra, Elisa Lopez-Capel and Mariapina Rocco Response of Ancient and Modern Wheat Varieties to Biochar Application: Effect on Hormone and Gene Expression Involved in Germination and Growth Reprinted from: Agronomy 2020, 10, 5, doi:10.3390/agronomy10010005 ............... 1 Prakriti Bista, Rajan Ghimire, Stephen Machado and Larry Pritchett Biochar Effects on Soil Properties and Wheat Biomass vary with Fertility Management Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 623, doi:10.3390/agronomy9100623 ............... 13 Beatriz G´amiz, Kathleen Hall, Kurt A. Spokas and Lucia Cox Understanding Activation Effects on Low-Temperature Biochar for Optimization of Herbicide Sorption Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 588, doi:10.3390/agronomy9100588 ............... 23 Chen-Chi Tsai and Yu-Fang Chang Carbon Dynamics and Fertility in Biochar-Amended Soils with Excessive Compost Application Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 511, doi:10.3390/agronomy9090511 ............... 39 Domenico Ronga, Enrico Francia, Giulio Allesina, Simone Pedrazzi, Massimo Zaccardelli, Catello Pane, Aldo Tava and Cristina Bignami Valorization of Vineyard By-Products to Obtain Composted Digestate and Biochar Suitable for Nursery Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Production Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 420, doi:10.3390/agronomy9080420 ............... 55 Ot´avio dos Anjos Leal, Deborah Pinheiro Dick, Jos´e Mar´ıa de la Rosa, Daniela Piaz Barbosa Leal, Jos´e A. Gonz´alez-P´erez, Gabriel Soares Campos and Heike Knicker Charcoal Fine Residues Effects on Soil Organic Matter Humic Substances, Composition, and Biodegradability Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 384, doi:10.3390/agronomy9070384 ............... 77 Marina Paneque, Heike Knicker, Jurgen ¨ Kern and Jos´e Mar´ıa De la Rosa Hydrothermal Carbonization and Pyrolysis of Sewage Sludge: Effects on Lolium perenne Germination and Growth Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 363, doi:10.3390/agronomy9070363 ............... 93 Samieh Eskandari, Ali Mohammadi, Maria Sandberg, Rolf Lutz Eckstein, Kjell Hedberg and Karin Granstr¨om Hydrochar-Amended Substrates for Production of Containerized Pine Tree Seedlings under Different Fertilization Regimes Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 350, doi:10.3390/agronomy9070350 ...............105 Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye, Subhan Danish, Mazhar Abbas, Maqshoof Ahmad and Tariq Muhammad Munir ACC Deaminase Producing PGPR Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Agrobacterium fabrum along with Biochar Improve Wheat Productivity under Drought Stress Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 343, doi:10.3390/agronomy9070343 ...............123 v Khaled D. Alotaibi and Jeff J. Schoenau Addition of Biochar to a Sandy Desert Soil: Effect on Crop Growth, Water Retention and Selected Properties Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 327, doi:10.3390/agronomy9060327 ...............139 Alessandro Calamai, Enrico Palchetti, Alberto Masoni, Lorenzo Marini, David Chiaramonti, Camilla Dibari and Lorenzo Brilli The Influence of Biochar and Solid Digestate on Rose-Scented Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L’Hér.) Productivity and Essential Oil Quality Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 260, doi:10.3390/agronomy9050260 ...............153 Takafumi Konaka, Shin Yabuta, Charles Mazereku, Yoshinobu Kawamitsu, Hisashi Tsujimoto, Masami Ueno and Kinya Akashi Use of Carbonized Fallen Leaves of Jatropha Curcas L. as a Soil Conditioner for Acidic and Undernourished Soil Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 236, doi:10.3390/agronomy9050236 ...............167 Supitrada Kumputa, Patma Vityakon, Patcharee Saenjan and Phrueksa Lawongsa Carbonaceous Greenhouse Gases and Microbial Abundance in Paddy Soil under Combined Biochar and Rice Straw Amendment Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 228, doi:10.3390/agronomy9050228 ...............181 Sara de Jesus Duarte, Bruno Glaser and Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri Effect of Biochar Particle Size on Physical, Hydrological and Chemical Properties of Loamy and Sandy Tropical Soils Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 165, doi:10.3390/agronomy9040165 ...............193 Cosmas Wacal, Naoki Ogata, Daniel Basalirwa, Takuo Handa, Daisuke Sasagawa, Robert Acidri, Tadashi Ishigaki, Masako Kato, Tsugiyuki Masunaga, Sadahiro Yamamoto and Eiji Nishihara Growth, Seed Yield, Mineral Nutrients and Soil Properties of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) as Influenced by Biochar Addition on Upland Field Converted from Paddy Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 55, doi:10.3390/agronomy9020055 ................209 Wen-Tien Tsai, Po-Cheng Huang and Yu-Quan Lin Characterization of Biochars Produced from Dairy Manure at High Pyrolysis Temperatures Reprinted from: Agronomy 2019, 9, 634, doi:10.3390/agronomy9100634 ...............229 vi About the Special Issue Editor Jos´e Mar´ıa De la Rosa, (Dr.), is a researcher at The Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Seville (IRNAS) from the Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient´ıficas, CSIC). He obtained his B.S. and a Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry, both from the University of Seville, receiving the best Ph.D. thesis award (2007) from the same university. He is an expert in soil chemistry, focusing on the properties and mechanisms of stable forms of organic matter. His research on the application of biochar and other forms of pyrogenic organic matter as soil amendment is widely recognized. In the past, he held a postdoctoral position at the Technical University of Munich (TUM, Germany) and at the Instituto Superior Tecnico´ of the University of Lisbon (IST-ITN, Portugal). Since 2012, he has worked in the Biogeochemistry Department at IRNAS-CSIC, where he has been a principal researcher in 7 projects and created a research line dedicated to the design and application of novel organic amendments for the improvement of agricultural soils and carbon stabilization. Dr. De la Rosa has published over 65 scientific papers, 25 book chapters, and 4 books and has given numerous presentations at international conferences and meetings. He has received several awards for his research on sustainable agriculture and on the mechanisms of C and N stabilization in pyrogenic organic matter. vii Preface to ”Biochar as Soil Amendment” The role of biochar in improving soil fertility is increasingly being recognized and is leading to recommendations of biochar amendment of degraded soils. In addition, biochars offer a sustainable tool for managing organic wastes and to produce added-value products. The benefits of biochar use in agriculture and forestry can span enhanced plant productivity, an increase in soil C stocks, and a reduction of nutrient losses from soil and non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, biochar composition and properties and, therefore, its performance as a soil amendment are highly dependent on the feedstock and pyrolysis conditions. In addition, due to its characteristics, such as high porosity, water retention, and adsorption capacity, there are other applications for biochar that still need to be properly tested. Thus, the 16 original articles contained in this book, which were selected and evaluated for this Special Issue, provide a comprehensive overview of the biological, chemicophysical, biochemical, and environmental aspects of the application of biochar as soil amendment. Specifically, they address the applicability of biochar for nursery growth, its effects on the productivity of various food crops under contrasting conditions, biochar capacity for pesticide retention, assessment of greenhouse gas emissions, and soil carbon dynamics. I would like to thank the contributors, reviewers, and the support of the Agronomy editorial staff, whose professionalism and dedication have made this issue possible. Jos´e Mar´ıa De la Rosa Special