Researchers at the ELKH ATK Institute for Soil Sciences carried out the study of the soil-plant-water system in the cultivation of sweet corn with the application of biochar. In their studies, they looked for correlations between moisture content and temperature measured in different soil layers, key soil chemistry characteristics, soil CO2 and N2O emissions, and different plant parameters. The health status of plants was monitored by external spectral reflectance sensors. Their results showed that the application of biochar has a significant effect on the soil-plant-water system. The physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil greatly influence the development of plants and CO2 and N2O emissions. It was found that the vintage effect has a greater effect on plant growth and yield than the application of biochar itself. The results were published in the Q1 category journal, Water:
