Influence of corn residue biochar on water retention and penetration resistance in a calcareous sandy loam soil

Saffari, N.; Hajabbasi, Mohammad Ali; Shirani, H.; Mosaddeghi, Mohammad Reza; Owens, Gary

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114734

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“…Biochar application significantly ameliorated soil physical properties such as bulk density, total porosity, water retention and penetration resistance. Moreover, biochar or organic material could increase soil water availability (Saffari et al, 2021) (Sachan et al, 2020). Applying biochar as soil amendment enhanced carbon assimilation in soybean, resulting in increased biomass accumulation and yield (Zhu et al 2019).…”

Section: Biomass Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Organic Amendments on the Water Stress Resistance of Corn Varieties during Vegetative Stage in Ultisols

Bukhari

Zakaria

Sufardi

et al. 2022

IJARe

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Background: Water stress is one of the most crucial limiting factors in maize production on Ultisols. One solution that could be adopted to solve this problem is applying organic soil amendment. Methods: This study evaluated three varieties of corn: NK-Jumbo, Srikandi Kuning and Lamuru. The water stress treatment consists of 75% field capacity (without water stress) and 37.5% field capacity (water stress treatment). The organic amendment consists of without soil amendment, rice-straw 10 tons ha-1, biochar 10 tons ha-1 and rice straw 5 tons ha-1 + biochar 5 tons ha-1. A factorial, completely randomized design was used in this research. Result: Water stress and organic amendments affect total stomata, leaf curl, leaf area, proline content, shoot and root dry weight, shoot-root ratio and biomass production of corn. Applying organic amendments increases corn’s resistance to water stress, indicated by decreased plant proline content and increased biomass. The proline content of corn by application of organic amendment with rice straw 5 tons ha-1 + biochar 5 tons ha-1 (70.41 µ mol/g) was lower than the proline content of treatment without amendments (93.69 µ mol/g). NK-Jumbo was the most resistant variety to water stress conditions.

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Section: Biomass Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Organic Amendments on the Water Stress Resistance of Corn Varieties during Vegetative Stage in Ultisols

Bukhari

Zakaria

Sufardi

et al. 2022

IJARe

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“…Positive effects of BC application on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties and crop yield have been reported in many studies [18,[24][25][26][27], although other studies show none or unfavorable consequences on soil properties and crop yield [28][29][30][31]. The amelioration of soil properties, such as decreased soil acidity and increased of nutrient concentrations and soil water retention, can be responsible for increased crop yields in soils amended with biochar [18,20,[24][25][26].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…An alternative or complementary organic amendment is biochar (BC) [1,[16][17][18][19][20]. BC is the result of the pyrolysis process of different biomass types, and it is rich in carbon [21], although lower in nutrients than manures [22,23].…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of Poultry Manure and Biochar on Acrisol Soil Properties and Yield of Common Bean. A Short-Term Field Experiment

Lima

Goes

Hammecker³

et al. 2021

Agriculture

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Common bean is usually cropped under rainfed conditions and in soils with low pH and water retention, in the sub-humid and semiarid regions of Brazil. To improve soil conditions, smallholder farmers commonly use cattle manure. However, manure is available in limited amounts, insufficient to fertilize all cropping areas. Thus, other amendments, such as poultry manure (PM) and biochar (BC), have been proposed to increase soil water retention and pH. We evaluated the effects of BC (10, 20, and 40 t ha−1; BC10, BC20, and BC40, respectively), PM (5 t ha−1; PM), the combination of both amendments (BC10 + PM, BC20 + PM, and BC40 + PM) and an absolute control (Control), with no amendment, on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties, and on common bean water use efficiency (WUE) and yield. The treatments had no effects on total organic carbon, cation exchange capacity, microbial biomass carbon, soil physical properties, and evapotranspiration. Treatment combination BC (10 t ha−1) + PM (5 t ha−1) significantly improved phosphorus concentration, enzymatic activities, WUE, and bean yield in this one-year experiment and it can be a viable management practice for smallholder farmers in the Brazilian sub-humid region. However, further investigations are required to study the long-term field effects of the best performing soil amendments.

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“…Farmers were using organic manures such as poultry manure (PM), compost (OF), cowdung (CD), and others for their beneficial effects on soil health by improving soil physicochemical properties and by increasing macro-and micronutrient availability since ancient times [8,9]. Biochar, a carbon-rich compound, resulting from the pyrolysis process of different biomasses acts as an alternative or complementary organic amendment [10,11]. Positive effects of biochar application on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties and on crop yield were reported earlier [12][13][14], although no or adverse effects on soil properties and crop yield in sandy loam and Fort Collins loam soils having a pH of 6.15 and 8.70 were also reported [15,16].…”

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Integrated Nutrient Management Enhances Productivity and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Crops in Acidic and Charland Soils

Rahman

Uddin

Jahangir

et al. 2021

Plants

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Integrated Plant Nutrient System (IPNS) is practiced worldwide to maintain soil quality. Two field experiments were conducted in 2019 and 2020 in acidic and charland soils to assess the impact of different manures, viz., poultry manure (PM), vermicompost (VC), compost (OF), rice husk biochar (RHB), poultry manure biochar (PMB)-based IPNS, and dolomite over control on productivity and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of the Mustard-Boro-Transplanted Aman and Maize-Jute-Transplanted Aman cropping patterns, and on soil properties. The experiments were laid out in a randomized complete block design with four replications. The results showed that IPNS treatments significantly improved soil aggregate properties and total nitrogen in acidic soil, and bulk density in charland soil. In both years, IPNS treatments increased system productivity from 55.4 to 82.8% in acidic soil and from 43.3 to 115.4% in charland soil over that of control. IPNS and dolomite treatments increased nitrogen uptake from 35.5 to 105.7% over that of control and NUE in both soils in 2019 and 2020. PMB- and OF-based INPS treatments exhibited superior performances in both soils, and the impact was more prominent in 2020. Therefore, PMB- and OF-based IPNS can be recommended for maximizing system productivity and NUE with concurrent improvement of physicochemical properties of acidic and charland soils.

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Influence of corn residue biochar on water retention and penetration resistance in a calcareous sandy loam soil

Cited by 44 publications

References 68 publications

Effect of Organic Amendments on the Water Stress Resistance of Corn Varieties during Vegetative Stage in Ultisols

Effect of Organic Amendments on the Water Stress Resistance of Corn Varieties during Vegetative Stage in Ultisols

Effects of Poultry Manure and Biochar on Acrisol Soil Properties and Yield of Common Bean. A Short-Term Field Experiment

Integrated Nutrient Management Enhances Productivity and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Crops in Acidic and Charland Soils

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