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June 28, 2021
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Synergistic effects of biochar and biostimulants on nutrient and toxic element uptake by pepper in contaminated soils

Publicated to:JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. 102 (1): 167-174 - 2022-01-15 102(1), DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11343

Authors: Anton-Herrero, Rafael; Vega-Jara, Liliana; Garcia-Delgado, Carlos; Mayans, Begona; Camacho-Arevalo, Raquel; Moreno-Jimenez, Eduardo; Plaza, Cesar; Eymar, Enrique

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Autonomous Univ Madrid, Dept Agr Chem & Food Sci, Madrid, Spain - Author
Autonomous Univ Madrid, Dept Geol & Geochem, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author
CSIC - Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias (ICA) - Author
CSIC, Inst Ciencias Agr, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hermilio Valdizan Natl Univ, Fac Agr Sci, Huanuco, Peru - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizan - Author
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nowadays a significant amount of land contaminated with toxic elements is being used for agriculture, posing a serious risk of crop contamination and toxicity. Several methodologies are being used to remediate soil contamination, including the use of amendments such as biochar. This work evaluated the effects of biochar combined with different fertirrigations (water, a conventional fertilizer solution, or a fertilizer solution with a commercial biostimulant derived from leonardite) on the availability of toxic elements and nutrients for pepper cultivated in a soil contaminated with As, Cd, Pb, and Zn. RESULTS: Irrigation with fertilizer solutions improved plant growth regardless of the biochar amendment. Biochar decreased the bioavailability of Cu and Pb in soil and the Cu content in pepper leaves. Combined with fertilization, biochar also decreased plant As and Pb content. Biochar combined with biostimulant decreased the bioavailable content of Cd in soil and its uptake by pepper plants. CONCLUSION: The use of biochar and biostimulant presented advantages for plant production in a non-suitable scenario of nutrient scarcity and contamination. © 2021 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

Keywords

biocharbiostimulantcapsicum annuumleonarditeplant growthAdsorptionBiocharBiological transportBiostimulantCadmiumCapsicumCapsicum annuumCharcoalCrop productionFertilizersLeadLeonarditeNutrientsPlant growthPlant leavesSoilSoil pollutantsToxic elementsZinc

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 11/58, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 2.95. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.93 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 3.27 (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-03, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 10
  • Scopus: 12
  • Europe PMC: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-03:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 41.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 60 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.75.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://repositorio.uam.es/handle/10486/699060

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Peru.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Antón-Herrero R) and Last Author (EYMAR ALONSO, ENRIQUE).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GARCIA DELGADO, CARLOS.