• Zeba Khan
• Sonal Tawde

Soil properties can be significantly influenced by addition of biochar and is a subject matter to enhance plant productivity and soil quality. Biochar is nowadays largely used as a soil amendment and is commercialized worldwide. Biochar is a carbon-rich product defined as “a solid material obtained from the thermo-chemical conversion of biomass in an oxygen limited environment”. The use of organic wastes in agriculture plays a great role in recycling essential plant nutrients, sustaining soil security as well as protecting the environment from unwanted hazards. Compost is rich in nutrients, humic matter, and microorganisms; it may be added to agricultural soil as a fertilizer to improve soil fertility and promote the growth of crops and microorganisms. This research work determines the potential role of biochar, compost and their mixture ratios with respect to plant response and soil fertility. For the experiment the soil sample used was collected from the site of textile industry located in Bhiwandi. The growth characteristics of Trigonella foenum-graecum were assessed. The main objective of this paper is to show effectiveness of the biochar and compost and to compare those results with plant grown in normal soil.

biochar, compost, plant growth

"Comparative study of the effect of biochar, compost and their combination on plant growth and soil fertility", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.126-131, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCB06017.pdf

"Comparative study of the effect of biochar, compost and their combination on plant growth and soil fertility", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp126-131, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCB06017.pdf