{"id":41703,"date":"2026-06-24T06:02:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T06:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/?p=41703"},"modified":"2026-06-24T06:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T06:02:58","slug":"biochar-as-a-sustainable-agricultural-approach-to-increase-the-growth-and-yield-of-chickpeas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/2026\/06\/24\/biochar-as-a-sustainable-agricultural-approach-to-increase-the-growth-and-yield-of-chickpeas\/","title":{"rendered":"Biochar as a Sustainable Agricultural Approach to Increase the Growth and Yield of Chickpeas."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0 As part of the research efforts aimed at developing sustainable agricultural technologies and improving crop productivity in arid and semi-arid environments, Agri. Engineers from AFCAR Center followed up on a research experiment on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The study examined the effect of different levels of biochar on the growth and production of chickpeas\u2014one of the most important strategic legume crops, given its high nutritional and economic value.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0 This study aims to evaluate the role of biochar in improving the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil, as well as increasing the efficiency of water and nutrient use. This is expected to have a positive impact on chickpea plant growth and overall productivity.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0 This practice aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including: Goal 2 (Zero Hunger), Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), Goal 13 (Climate Action), and Goal 15 (Life on Land).<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone  wp-image-41671\" src=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/2-3.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/2-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27132%27%20height%3D%27132%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20132%20132%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27132%27%20height%3D%27132%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" 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data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/13-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27132%27%20height%3D%27132%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20132%20132%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27132%27%20height%3D%27132%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/13-3-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/13-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/13-3-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/13-3.png 225w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone  wp-image-41675\" src=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/15-3.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/15-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27132%27%20height%3D%27132%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20132%20132%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27132%27%20height%3D%27132%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/15-3-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/15-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/15-3-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/15-3.png 225w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span class=\"xv78j7m x1sy0etr\">#University_of_Mosul<\/span>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#Center_for_Arid_Farming_and_Conservation_Agriculture_Research\u2019s.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#sustainable_development<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 As part of the research efforts aimed at developing sustainable agricultural technologies and improving crop productivity in arid and semi-arid environments, Agri. Engineers from AFCAR Center followed up on a research experiment on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The study examined the effect of different levels of biochar on the growth and production of chickpeas\u2014one of the most important strategic legume crops, given its high nutritional and economic value. \u00a0 This study aims to evaluate the role of biochar in improving the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil, as well as increasing the efficiency of water and nutrient use. This <a href=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/2026\/06\/24\/biochar-as-a-sustainable-agricultural-approach-to-increase-the-growth-and-yield-of-chickpeas\/\"> [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":41705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41703"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41709,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41703\/revisions\/41709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/afcar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}