Straw Biochar-induced Modification of the Soil Physical Properties Enhances Growth, Yield and Water Productivity of Maize under Deficit Irrigation

Alfadil, Alfadil Aboud; Shaghaleh, Hiba; Hamoud, Yousef Alhaj; Xia, Jihong; Wu, Tianao; Hamad, Amar Ali Adam; Wang, Yitian; Abdoulaye, Abdoulaye Oumarou; Sheteiwy, Mohamed S.

doi:10.1080/00103624.2021.1901913

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“…Long-term positive effects of biochar addition on soil physical properties (soil porosity and macro agglomerate formation) improve crop productivity and soil function [11] . Biochar is a constructive soil amendment to heighten crop growth and yield through amelioration in soil properties [12,13] . Good soil conditions are necessary to produce high-quality plants, such as tomatoes.…”

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Effects of maize straw biochar application on soil physical properties, morph-physiological attributes, yield and water use efficiency of greenhouse tomato

Zhang,

Liu,

Wang

2023

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production was threatened by the inefficiency of fertilizers, contributing to the deterioration of the soil environment under greenhouse conditions in southern China. Biochar application could ameliorate the physical properties of soil and enhance the growth and productivity of tomatoes. In this study, a pot experiment was conducted with four biochar addition rates of 0% (BA 0 ), 1% (BA 1 ), 3% (BA 3 ), and 5% (BA 5 ). Results showed that the soil physical properties, morph-physiological indicators, yield, and water use efficiency (WUE) of tomatoes with biochar addition were significantly higher than those of tomatoes without biochar addition. Among the different treatments, BA 5 provided the highest total porosity (53.09%), field capacity (40.73%), plant height (72.5 cm), net photosynthetic rate (16.04 mmol/m 2 •s), total dry matter (184.65 g/plant), yield (54.9 t/hm 2 ), and WUE (38.5 kg/m 3 ). The yield and WUE increased from 44.5 t/hm 2 and 31.2 kg/m 3 under BA 0 , respectively, to 54.9 t/hm 2 and 38.5 kg/m 3 under BA 5 , respectively. The results suggest that BA 5 can maximize improvements in soil physical properties to augment plant growth, thereby increasing the yield and WUE of tomatoes. However, the effects of BA 3 and BA 5 on WUE were not significantly different. Thus, from the perspective of economic investment, BA 3 is recommended.

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Effects of maize straw biochar application on soil physical properties, morph-physiological attributes, yield and water use efficiency of greenhouse tomato

Zhang,

Liu,

Wang

2023

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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“…After 11 test years, organic fertilizer increased the soil environment, stimulated the captivation of nutrients by wheat and maize, and thus increased the total biomass. Therefore, the wheat and maize yield enhancement was closely linked to nutrient uptake ability [ 41 ]. Correspondingly, favorable nutrient conditions for wheat were created under straw and organic carbon application conditions, where the yields were reliant on the plant growth traits, and the maize yield increased under organic carbon application conditions when compared to the control treatment [ 40 ].…”

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Impacts of Partial Substitution of Chemical Fertilizer with Organic Fertilizer on Soil Organic Carbon Composition, Enzyme Activity, and Grain Yield in Wheat–Maize Rotation

Li,

Fang,

Shagahaleh

et al. 2023

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This study explored the effect of the long-term partial replacement of chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer on soil organic carbon composition, enzyme activity, and crop yields in the wheat–maize rotation area of northern Anhui, China. This study also specified the proper amount of organic fertilizer replacement that should be used for chemical fertilizer. Different fertilization modes were used (no fertilization, CK; chemical fertilizer, CF; chemical fertilizer and straw returning, CF + S; chemical fertilizer, straw returning, and straw decomposition agent, CF + S + DA; 70% chemical fertilizer and 50% organic fertilizer, 70% CF + 50% OF; 70% chemical fertilizer, 50% organic fertilizer and straw returning, 70% CF + 50% OF + S; 50% chemical fertilizer and 100% organic fertilizer, 50% CF + 100% OF; and 50% chemical fertilizer, 100% organic fertilizer, and straw returning, 50% CF + 100% OF + S). Variations in the organic carbon composition, enzyme activity, soil pH, and crop yields in the wheat–maize rotation under different fertilization treatments were analyzed. The results showed that the replacement of chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer results in improved crop yields in wheat–maize rotation. The long-term partial replacement of chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer can increase the quality of soil humus, alleviate soil acidification, and improve soil enzyme activity. Straw returning and organic fertilizer application can considerably raise the activities of urease, acid phosphatase, and nitrate reductase in soil. The soil pH of the CF treatment was reduced compared to the CK treatment, while organic fertilizer application alleviated soil acidification when compared to CF treatment. Organic fertilization increases the total organic carbon content of the soil, which was 19.6~85.5% higher than in the CK treatment. Applying straw and organic fertilizer significantly increased the ratio of the humic/fulvic acid in the soil. The soil active carbon forms of the soil with the application of organic fertilizer and straw returning were significantly higher than those of the CK and CF treatments. This study suggests that the optimal fertilizer management option in northern Anhui’s wheat–maize rotation area is to replace 50% of the chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer, and to fully return straw to the field. This would include 150 kg N h·m−2, 60 kg P2O5 h·m−2, 50 kg K2O h·m−2, 6000 kg organic fertilizer h·m−2, and full straw return to the field.

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“…Reviewing the available reports, Blanco-Canqui ( 2017) noted an increase in plant available water with biochar application in 72% of the cases. Several recent studies revealed the improvement in yield and WP of various crops with integrated use of biochar application and DI (Ali et al, 2018;Faloye et al, 2019;Singh et al, 2019;Alfadil et al, 2021). In a greenhouse tomato experiment, using 25 t ha −1 wheat straw biochar, Agbna et al (2017) observed significant improvement in transpiration and photosynthesis rate and obtained comparable yield between water-stressed and full irrigation treatments.…”

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“…Ramlow et al (2019) reported an increase in soil moisture with woody biochar without alleviating the effect of water stress. Nevertheless, several reports illustrating the potential of biochar to mitigate water stress in crops are available in the literature (Faloye et al, 2019;Singh et al, 2019;Alfadil et al, 2021).…”

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Biochar Implications Under Limited Irrigation for Sweet Corn Production in a Semi-Arid Environment

Singh

Parkash

et al. 2022

Front. Plant Sci.

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The integration of biochar and deficit irrigation is increasingly being evaluated as a water-saving strategy to minimize crop yield losses under reduced irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions such as West Texas. A 2-year (2019 and 2020) open-field study evaluated the effect of two types of biochar amendments (hardwood and softwood) and three irrigation rates [100, 70, and 40% crop evapotranspiration (ETc) replacement] on the physiology, plant growth, and yield of sweet corn in semi-arid West Texas. All experimental units were replicated four times in a split-plot design. The chlorophyll content (ChlSPAD) in 40% ETc dropped significantly compared to 100% ETc and 70% ETc during the reproductive phase. Although water stress under 40% ETc decreased photosynthesis (Pn) to limit transpiration (E) by stomatal closure, it improved intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE). The above-mentioned gas exchange parameters were comparable between 100% ETc and 70% ETc. Both biochar treatments increased ChlSPAD content over non-amended plots, however, their effect on gas exchange parameters was non-significant. All growth and yield-related parameters were comparable between 100% ETc and 70% ETc, but significantly greater than 40% ETc, except water productivity (WP). Both deficit irrigation treatments improved WP over full irrigation in 2019, but in 2020, the WP gains were observed only under 70% ETc. Hardwood biochar decreased soil bulk density and increased soil porosity, but it had a marginal effect on the water retention characteristics. These results suggest that 70% ETc can be used as an alternative to full irrigation to save water with a minimal yield penalty for sweet corn production in the West Texas region. The hardwood biochar application improved the vegetative biomass significantly but yield marginally during the first 2 years of application. A long-term study is required to test the effect of biochar under deficit irrigation beyond 2 years.

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Straw Biochar-induced Modification of the Soil Physical Properties Enhances Growth, Yield and Water Productivity of Maize under Deficit Irrigation

Cited by 10 publications

References 56 publications

Effects of maize straw biochar application on soil physical properties, morph-physiological attributes, yield and water use efficiency of greenhouse tomato

Effects of maize straw biochar application on soil physical properties, morph-physiological attributes, yield and water use efficiency of greenhouse tomato

Impacts of Partial Substitution of Chemical Fertilizer with Organic Fertilizer on Soil Organic Carbon Composition, Enzyme Activity, and Grain Yield in Wheat–Maize Rotation

Biochar Implications Under Limited Irrigation for Sweet Corn Production in a Semi-Arid Environment

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