Transcriptomics and metabolomics analyses reveal the growth promoting effects of tobacco straw biochar on tobacco
Yi Chen·Imran Haider Shamsi·Yushuang Guo·Cheng Yang·Wessam A. Abdelrady·Shifeng Lin·Jianzhong Cheng·B. K. H. P. Rodrigo·Yingchao Lin·Wenxing Chen·Peng Zhang·Quanliu Yang
Returning straw derived biochar back to the farmland has been widely recognized as a sustainable agricultural strategy to improve soil quality and fertility. The molecular mechanism underlying the growth promoting effects of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) straw biochar on tobacco remains unclear. A pot experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of tobacco straw biochar on root morphology, photosynthesis and nutrient uptake of tobacco plants. Biochar stimulated root growth and altered