The Effect of Various Types of Biochar Mixed with Mineral Fertilization on the Development and Ionome of Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Seedlings and Soil Properties in a Pot Experiment

Abstract

This paper focuses on the agronomic evaluation of a synthetic NPK (N in the form of urea, P and K in the form of phosphate monopotassium) fertilizers blended with four types of pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood biochar prepared at different thermal regimes (300 °C, 400 °C, 600 °C and 700 °C). The evaluation of benefits was done based on crop nutritional status and soil fertility. The pot experiment was set up with fertile Haplic Luvisol fertilized with 1.85 g kg−1 of blends of biochar (1.25 g) with urea (310 mg) and KH2PO4 (290 mg), which is equivalent to 500 kg ha−1 (biochar ~67.6%; N ~7.8%; P ~3.6%; K ~4.7%) applied before sowing. Only NPK blends made with biochar containing 75% or 85% carbon increased the biomass of 27-day old wheat seedlings from 12% to 20% in comparison to NPK applied alone. These blends raised the content of Mn and Fe in plants but decreased the contents of Ca and Mg. All the tested mixtures enhanced soil fertility by increasing the content of humic acids. Additionally, the content of potentially phytotoxic phenolic compounds was lower. In general, the addition of biochar to NPK fertilizer did not show a negative effect on crop quality. The overall results of the study suggest that the application of low doses of biochar to synthetic fertilizer can benefit crops and can support soil fertility.

Impact of Biochar Soil Amendment on Tomato mosaic virus Infection, Growth and Nutrients Uptake of Tomato Plants

“…It is well-known that application of organic matters to soil led to increase its fertility (Kulczycki et al, 2020). In order to evaluate the benefit of biochar amendments to uptake of nutrients in tomato plants, the nutritional status of tomato plants grown in soil amended with different rates of biochar was assayed in both healthy and ToMV-infected plants.…”

“…The dynamics of soil potassium was enhanced through biochar amendments which facilitate K uptake by plants (Wang et al, 2018). In another study, it was suggested that application of biochar at low doses with the synthetic fertilizers can improve plant yield and soil fertility (Kulczycki et al, 2020). Application of biochar may reduce Na uptake by plants which allow for survival and growth under salinity conditions (Farhangi-Abriz and Torabian, 2018).…”

Effects of Coir-Based Growing Medium with Municipal Solid Waste Compost or Biochar on Plant Growth, Mineral Nutrition, and Accumulation of Phytochemicals in Spinach

“…The level of Mn in biochar is influenced by particle size, however it can be high [ 29 ]. The authors of [ 30 ] reported that the blend of ( Pinus sylvestris L.) wood biochar with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) fertilizers increased the content of Mn and Fe in plants but decreased the contents of Ca and Mg.…”

Crecimiento Y Calidad De Plántulas De Café Arábico en Función De Biochar Y Biofertilizantes en Vivero

“…con biochar y biofertilizantes. En relación a lo anterior, varios autores han reportado sinergias positivas entre biochar y consorcios microbianos con fertilizantes minerales (Bargaz et al, 2018;Dietrich et al, 2020;Kulczycki et al, 2020;Shi et al, 2020;Fitriatin et al, 2021).…”