Assessing the impacts of biochar‐blended urea on nitrogen use efficiency and soil retention in wheat production

Abstract Improving nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE) in crop plants is important to reduce the negative impact of excessive N on the environment. Although biochar‐blended fertilizer had been increasingly tested in crop production, the fate of fertilized N in soil and plant had not been elucidated in...

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Autores principales: Wei Shi, Rongjun Bian, Lianqing Li, Wanli Lian, Xiaoyu Liu, Jufeng Zheng, Kun Cheng, Xuhui Zhang, Marios Drosos, Stephen Joseph, Genxing Pan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:372fcf42cf9c4b68972de1ed03509ab82021-12-04T04:51:18ZAssessing the impacts of biochar‐blended urea on nitrogen use efficiency and soil retention in wheat production1757-17071757-169310.1111/gcbb.12904https://doaj.org/article/372fcf42cf9c4b68972de1ed03509ab82022-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12904https://doaj.org/toc/1757-1693https://doaj.org/toc/1757-1707Abstract Improving nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE) in crop plants is important to reduce the negative impact of excessive N on the environment. Although biochar‐blended fertilizer had been increasingly tested in crop production, the fate of fertilized N in soil and plant had not been elucidated in field conditions. In this study, a novel biochar‐blended urea (BU) was prepared by pelleting maize straw biochar, bentonite, sepiolite, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, and chitosan with urea (commercial urea without biochar [CU]). N fertilization in a winter wheat field was treated with BU and CU at both 265 kg N ha−1 (HL) and 186 kg N ha−1 (LN). Within a treatment plot, a microplot was fertilized with 15N‐labeled urea at a relevant N level. We investigated the influence of fertilizer management on biomass, grain yield, bioaccumulation of nutrient, soil properties, 15N isotopic abundance, and greenhouse gas emissions. Microscopic and spectroscopic analysis showed that micro/nanonetwork of biochar could bind N to form a loss control agglomerated particle, and organo‐mineral coatings on BU may protect N from quick release. Compared with CU, BU significantly increased grain yield by 13% and 38%, and grain N allocation by 19% and 55%, respectively, at HN and LN level. The total recovery of urea 15N in wheat plant (15N based NUE) was 32.8% under CU regardless of N rates but increased to 41.7% (HN rate) and 56.3% (LN rate) under BU. Whereas, the soil proportion (soil residual 15N) was 20.1% and 13.4% under CU but 32.5% and 18.8% under BU, in 0‐20cm topsoil, respectively, at HN and LN rate. Compared with the CU, BU had no effect on CO2 and CH4 emissions but significantly reduced the total N2O emission by 23%–28%. These important findings suggested that BU can be beneficial to uplift plant NUE to reduce reactive N loading but boost crop production.Wei ShiRongjun BianLianqing LiWanli LianXiaoyu LiuJufeng ZhengKun ChengXuhui ZhangMarios DrososStephen JosephGenxing PanWileyarticle15N labelingbiocharnitrogen use efficiencysoil–plant systemureawheat productionRenewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel tradeHD9502-9502.5ENGCB Bioenergy, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 65-83 (2022)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic 15N labeling
biochar
nitrogen use efficiency
soil–plant system
urea
wheat production
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade
HD9502-9502.5
spellingShingle 15N labeling
biochar
nitrogen use efficiency
soil–plant system
urea
wheat production
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade
HD9502-9502.5
Wei Shi
Rongjun Bian
Lianqing Li
Wanli Lian
Xiaoyu Liu
Jufeng Zheng
Kun Cheng
Xuhui Zhang
Marios Drosos
Stephen Joseph
Genxing Pan
Assessing the impacts of biochar‐blended urea on nitrogen use efficiency and soil retention in wheat production
description Abstract Improving nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE) in crop plants is important to reduce the negative impact of excessive N on the environment. Although biochar‐blended fertilizer had been increasingly tested in crop production, the fate of fertilized N in soil and plant had not been elucidated in field conditions. In this study, a novel biochar‐blended urea (BU) was prepared by pelleting maize straw biochar, bentonite, sepiolite, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, and chitosan with urea (commercial urea without biochar [CU]). N fertilization in a winter wheat field was treated with BU and CU at both 265 kg N ha−1 (HL) and 186 kg N ha−1 (LN). Within a treatment plot, a microplot was fertilized with 15N‐labeled urea at a relevant N level. We investigated the influence of fertilizer management on biomass, grain yield, bioaccumulation of nutrient, soil properties, 15N isotopic abundance, and greenhouse gas emissions. Microscopic and spectroscopic analysis showed that micro/nanonetwork of biochar could bind N to form a loss control agglomerated particle, and organo‐mineral coatings on BU may protect N from quick release. Compared with CU, BU significantly increased grain yield by 13% and 38%, and grain N allocation by 19% and 55%, respectively, at HN and LN level. The total recovery of urea 15N in wheat plant (15N based NUE) was 32.8% under CU regardless of N rates but increased to 41.7% (HN rate) and 56.3% (LN rate) under BU. Whereas, the soil proportion (soil residual 15N) was 20.1% and 13.4% under CU but 32.5% and 18.8% under BU, in 0‐20cm topsoil, respectively, at HN and LN rate. Compared with the CU, BU had no effect on CO2 and CH4 emissions but significantly reduced the total N2O emission by 23%–28%. These important findings suggested that BU can be beneficial to uplift plant NUE to reduce reactive N loading but boost crop production.
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author Wei Shi
Rongjun Bian
Lianqing Li
Wanli Lian
Xiaoyu Liu
Jufeng Zheng
Kun Cheng
Xuhui Zhang
Marios Drosos
Stephen Joseph
Genxing Pan
author_facet Wei Shi
Rongjun Bian
Lianqing Li
Wanli Lian
Xiaoyu Liu
Jufeng Zheng
Kun Cheng
Xuhui Zhang
Marios Drosos
Stephen Joseph
Genxing Pan
author_sort Wei Shi
title Assessing the impacts of biochar‐blended urea on nitrogen use efficiency and soil retention in wheat production
title_short Assessing the impacts of biochar‐blended urea on nitrogen use efficiency and soil retention in wheat production
title_full Assessing the impacts of biochar‐blended urea on nitrogen use efficiency and soil retention in wheat production
title_fullStr Assessing the impacts of biochar‐blended urea on nitrogen use efficiency and soil retention in wheat production
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the impacts of biochar‐blended urea on nitrogen use efficiency and soil retention in wheat production
title_sort assessing the impacts of biochar‐blended urea on nitrogen use efficiency and soil retention in wheat production
publisher Wiley
publishDate 2022
url https://doaj.org/article/372fcf42cf9c4b68972de1ed03509ab8
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