Received: 27-09-2021 / Accepted: 05-04-2022
Wood vinegar is produced fromagricultural and forestry byproducts pyrolysis such as waste from woodandbamboo, rice straw, husks, sugarcane bagasse and corn-cob. Wood vinegar consistsof more than 200 water-soluble chemicalcompounds, 80-90%water and 10-20% organic chemicalcompounds: organicacid, alkane, phenolic, alcohol and ester. Thus, wood vinegar has a powerful antioxidant and antimicrobial activity as well as anti-inflammatory agent, anti-fungal drug, pest control and natural plant growth promotion. This review article sums up the rolesof wood vinegar in crop cultivation such as promotingcropgrowth andyield, enhancing the use efficiency of chemical fertilizersand pesticides, stimulating germination, improvingsoil health and manure quality,and eradicating weed.Therefore, wood vinegar can be considered to be a potential material for sustainable agricultural development in Vietnam.