The impact of biochar application on sponge function, water erosion, and vegetation cover in a Mediterranean vineyard soil
Gholamahmadi et al., 2025
Study in sandy loam soil in Portugal found that after sowing with biodiverse pasture seeds, compared to a control, biochar:
- Reduced run off by 50%
- Reduced soil erosion by 58%
- Reduced soil bulk density by 13.1%
- Increased water infiltration by 50%
- Increased soil water content by 59%
- Increased vegetative cover by 263%
- Increased above ground biomass by 168%
- Increased soil pH to neutral
- Increased available NPK
