Porous materials of biomass carbonized products have the characteristics of rich carbon, high porosity, high specific surface area and strong adsorption, and are widely used in fields such as improving soil quality in farmland, improving crop productivity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change. Based on previous studies, this paper summarized and analyzed the effect of the application of porous materials on the improvement of soil physical and chemical properties and nutrient content, and explored the change of soil thermal properties under the action of porous materials, in order to provide useful reference for the study of porous materials on the improvement of soil quality and crop yield.