Biochar for Sustainable Soil Health and Crop Production

Dr. Owais Ali Wani is presently working as a young scientist at SKUAST Kashmir, India. He is also the founder and CEO of Cashmir Carbozone Pvt Ltd. He has done bachelor’s in agriculture from SKUAST-Kashmir and master’s in soil science from SKUAST–Jammu and PhD in soil science from SKUAST-Kashmir. His research interests include biochar production, soil health, GIS, pedometrics, predictive modelling, landuse dynamics, machine learning AI, and IOT. He has also worked on sustainable residue management strategies including biochar, pyrolysis, carbon sequestration soil erosion, and climate change. He has also published in various high-impact journal and is an editor and academic reviewer of various journals. He is NAAS Young scientist and BRICS Young Scientist.

Dr. Munir Ahmad is currently working in Soil Science Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is also serving as a scientist in Saudi Biochar Research Group (SBRG). His research focuses on engineering/designing and fabricating biochar-based low-cost sorbents for soil and water remediation. He has been involved in synthesizing biochar-based nanocomposites for soil rehabilitation and carbon sequestration. His research interests include biochar production and applications, sustainable waste management, soil and water pollution remediation, climate change mitigation, and developing strategies for rehabilitating degraded lands and enhancing crop productivity. Dr. Munir has published more than 65 research documents, including peer-reviewed international research articles, review articles, and book chapters.

Dr. Mohammad I. Al-Wabel received his PhD in soil chemistry from Colorado State University, Fort Collins USA in 2001. He is serving as a professor of environmental soil chemistry at the Department of Soil Sciences, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (KSU). Prof. Al-Wabel is the founder and leader of the Saudi Biochar Research Group (SBRG), which is the pioneer biochar research group in Saudi Arabia. His area of research interests includes production and application of biochar-based low-cost adsorbents, remediation of contaminated soil and water, carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation, environment friendly utilization of waste resources, and revitalization of abandoned soils. Dr. Al-Wabel has published more than 180 research articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals, and more than 8 book chapters in various books.