Nutrients Leaching from Tillage Soil Amended with Wheat Straw Biochar Influenced by Fertiliser Type

The co-application of biochar and fertiliser has emerged as a strategy for improving soil quality and crop growth; however, the impact of the type of fertiliser added with biochar to the soil on leaching and retention of nutrients is not well studied. In this study, a leaching experiment was underta...

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Autores principales: Cheng Huang, Xiuyun Sun, Lianjun Wang, Paul Storer, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Zakaria M. Solaiman
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bb09debfbff145b0ba000fd9a000fb2e2021-11-25T15:59:51ZNutrients Leaching from Tillage Soil Amended with Wheat Straw Biochar Influenced by Fertiliser Type10.3390/agriculture111111322077-0472https://doaj.org/article/bb09debfbff145b0ba000fd9a000fb2e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/11/1132https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0472The co-application of biochar and fertiliser has emerged as a strategy for improving soil quality and crop growth; however, the impact of the type of fertiliser added with biochar to the soil on leaching and retention of nutrients is not well studied. In this study, a leaching experiment was undertaken using a series of column lysimeters incorporating a wheat straw biochar (WSB) and two fertiliser types—chemical fertiliser (CF), or rock mineral fertiliser (MF). The results showed that CF and MF leached a similar amount of NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup> with or without WSB, but the NO<sub>3</sub><sup>–</sup> leaching occurred from CF-treated soil which was decreased by CF + WSB application. In contrast, NO<sub>3</sub><sup>–</sup> leaching was not affected by WSB in MF-treated soil. Both CF and MF with or without WSB increased the cumulative leaching of P and K. Nevertheless, WSB application increased soil P and K contents after leaching, which was attributed to intrinsic nutrient release from biochar. Shoot growth and P and K uptake also increased with biochar amendment, whereas root growth and N uptake did not change. Therefore, the results highlight that biochar addition can improve nutrient retention and plant growth by reducing nutrient leaching, mainly dependent on biochar and fertiliser type combination used. It suggests that the adsorption properties of biochar for nutrient retention and subsequent release need to know before their broad application to soils as amendments.Cheng HuangXiuyun SunLianjun WangPaul StorerKadambot H. M. SiddiqueZakaria M. SolaimanMDPI AGarticlewheat straw biocharfertilisernutrients leachingnutrient retentionwheat growthAgriculture (General)S1-972ENAgriculture, Vol 11, Iss 1132, p 1132 (2021)
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topic wheat straw biochar
fertiliser
nutrients leaching
nutrient retention
wheat growth
Agriculture (General)
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spellingShingle wheat straw biochar
fertiliser
nutrients leaching
nutrient retention
wheat growth
Agriculture (General)
S1-972
Cheng Huang
Xiuyun Sun
Lianjun Wang
Paul Storer
Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Zakaria M. Solaiman
Nutrients Leaching from Tillage Soil Amended with Wheat Straw Biochar Influenced by Fertiliser Type
description The co-application of biochar and fertiliser has emerged as a strategy for improving soil quality and crop growth; however, the impact of the type of fertiliser added with biochar to the soil on leaching and retention of nutrients is not well studied. In this study, a leaching experiment was undertaken using a series of column lysimeters incorporating a wheat straw biochar (WSB) and two fertiliser types—chemical fertiliser (CF), or rock mineral fertiliser (MF). The results showed that CF and MF leached a similar amount of NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup> with or without WSB, but the NO<sub>3</sub><sup>–</sup> leaching occurred from CF-treated soil which was decreased by CF + WSB application. In contrast, NO<sub>3</sub><sup>–</sup> leaching was not affected by WSB in MF-treated soil. Both CF and MF with or without WSB increased the cumulative leaching of P and K. Nevertheless, WSB application increased soil P and K contents after leaching, which was attributed to intrinsic nutrient release from biochar. Shoot growth and P and K uptake also increased with biochar amendment, whereas root growth and N uptake did not change. Therefore, the results highlight that biochar addition can improve nutrient retention and plant growth by reducing nutrient leaching, mainly dependent on biochar and fertiliser type combination used. It suggests that the adsorption properties of biochar for nutrient retention and subsequent release need to know before their broad application to soils as amendments.
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author Cheng Huang
Xiuyun Sun
Lianjun Wang
Paul Storer
Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Zakaria M. Solaiman
author_facet Cheng Huang
Xiuyun Sun
Lianjun Wang
Paul Storer
Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Zakaria M. Solaiman
author_sort Cheng Huang
title Nutrients Leaching from Tillage Soil Amended with Wheat Straw Biochar Influenced by Fertiliser Type
title_short Nutrients Leaching from Tillage Soil Amended with Wheat Straw Biochar Influenced by Fertiliser Type
title_full Nutrients Leaching from Tillage Soil Amended with Wheat Straw Biochar Influenced by Fertiliser Type
title_fullStr Nutrients Leaching from Tillage Soil Amended with Wheat Straw Biochar Influenced by Fertiliser Type
title_full_unstemmed Nutrients Leaching from Tillage Soil Amended with Wheat Straw Biochar Influenced by Fertiliser Type
title_sort nutrients leaching from tillage soil amended with wheat straw biochar influenced by fertiliser type
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/bb09debfbff145b0ba000fd9a000fb2e
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