Interactive effects of acacia biochar, maize hybrids, and irrigation levels on soil health and crop productivity.

ABSTRACT: The demand for sustainable agricultural solutions has increased because of issues like declining soil fertility from inorganic soil changes, increasing crop water demands, shifting weather patterns, and decreasing water resources. The addition of activated acacia biochar to degraded soil can significantly influence soil health by improving its moisture and nutrient retention capacity, as well as crop productivity under water-limited conditions. At present, field experiment under split-plot design was conducted to explore the suitable level of activated biochar (A0, 0 tons ha^-1; A1, 5 tons ha^-1; A2, 10 tons ha^-1;) for maize hybrids (DK-2088, YH-5427, and DK-6317) under different moisture regimes (100% ET_C; full irrigation (FI), 70% ET_C;

SUBMITTER: Naz Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12476171 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature