{"id":337,"date":"2023-06-11T21:44:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T16:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=337"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:17:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:47:07","slug":"q-what-is-the-use-of-biochar-in-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-what-is-the-use-of-biochar-in-farming","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0What is the use of biochar in farming?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2018Biochar can be used as a part of the growing medium in vertical farming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When biochar is a part of the growing medium, it promotes the growth of nitrogen fixing microorganisms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When biochar is a part of the growing- medium, it enables the growing medium to retain water for longer time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biochar, a charcoal-like material&nbsp;<strong>produced by heating biomass in the absence of oxygen.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is the\u00a0<strong>direct thermal decomposition of biomass<\/strong>\u00a0in the absence of oxygen (preventing combustion).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The use of biochar in&nbsp;<strong>vertical farming<\/strong>&nbsp;can increase output significantly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biochar is a stable,<strong>&nbsp;carbon-rich<\/strong>&nbsp;form of charcoal that is applied to the soil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biochar has the potential\u00a0<strong>to boost the natural ability of legumes to&nbsp;fix nitrogen in the soil<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biochar&nbsp;supporting the life of&nbsp;<strong>nitrogen-fixing microorganisms<\/strong>, biochar can also decrease soil nitrogen&nbsp;emission.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And also&nbsp;<strong>increase nitrogen use efficiency and nitrogen retention<\/strong>&nbsp;in the soil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because of its<strong>&nbsp;porous nature<\/strong>, biochar can improve your soil\u2019s water retention.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thereby&nbsp;<strong>plants will have more water<\/strong>&nbsp;available to them for a longer period of time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Biochar.webp\" alt=\"Biochar\" class=\"wp-image-33080\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_5e05ee-87 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_5e05ee-87 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_5e05ee-87\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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