K. G. Rosin

Biochar 2.0 in Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Critical Review of Designer Biochars, Soil Microbiome Responses, Nutrient-Use Efficiency and Greenhouse-Gas Mitigation

K. G. Rosin, Aditya V. Machnoor, Rakesh Kokatnoor & Arun S. Kalasad · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2026

Biochar has moved from a broadly promoted soil amendment to a material that is deliberately engineered for defined agronomic and climatic functions. This transition, described here as a shift towards designer biochars, raises questions that the earlier literature was not designed...