Rice husk biochar application to paddy soil and its effects on soil physical properties, plant growth, and methane emission

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Endita Prima Ari Pratiwi ◽  
Yoshiyuki Shinogi
Author(s):  
Simon Gluhar ◽  
Anela Kaurin ◽  
Domink Vodnik ◽  
Damijana Kastelec ◽  
Vesna Zupanc ◽  
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Soil Research ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 899 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. C. Stewart ◽  
K. C. Cameron ◽  
I. S. Cornforth ◽  
J. R. Sedcole

A 2-year field trial determined the influence of applying spent mushroom substrate (SMS) on soil physical properties and the growth of 4 consecutive vegetable crops (sweetcorn, cabbage, potato, cabbage). Treatments comprised 0, 20, 40, and 80 t/ha of moist SMS, both with and without inorganic fertiliser, applied to each crop, giving a range of SMS rates up to 320 t/ha. SMS improved the environment for plant root growth by decreasing soil bulk density (by 0· 05-0·25 g/cm 3 at 100 mm depth), increasing aggregate stability (by 13-16%), reducing clod and surface crust formation (by 16-31 and 18-94%, respectively), increasing the infiltration rate (by 130-207 mm/h), increasing the water content of the soil (by 0-7% w/w), and reducing diurnal temperature changes. Some of these changes were not evident until repeated applications of 80 t/ha SMS had been made. Soil physical properties were related to crop yield, and soil physical properties’ principal components were related to crop principal components using regression analysis (r2 of 0·20-0·60 and 0·16-0·54, respectively). The soil physical properties that had the most influence on plant growth were specific to each crop and included bulk density, water content, surface crust cover, infiltration rate, and aggregate size distribution. Soil physical properties had a large influence on the potato yield irrespective of fertiliser use and on both cabbage crop yields when fertiliser was not used, but not on the sweetcorn yield (the first crop to be grown). The effect of changing soil physical properties on plant growth was most apparent when fertiliser was not used. This was because the improved physical properties increased plant yield (at least in part) because of increased plant nutrient uptake.


AGRICA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-82
Author(s):  
Yosefina Fifi Janu ◽  
Charly Mutiara

This study aims to determine the condition of the physical properties of the soil and maize yields given rice husk biochar in Lape Village, Aesesa District. The continuous use of inorganic fertilizers will have a negative impact on the soil such as destroying the physical properties of the soil and reducing maize yields. Therefore, this research is a descriptive study. Determination of soil samples using purposive sampling method with the criteria of land cultivation of corn and rice husk biochar. The variables observed were soil color, structure, texture, porosity, bulk density, moisture content, temperature, humidity and maize yield. The results showed that the criteria for the physical properties of the soil in the maize cultivation area were dusty clay soil texture and categorized as S1 class, soil color was dominated by 10 YR 2/1 Black and categorized as S1 class, and soil structure was dominated by granular criteria. B0 content density value: 1.01; B2: 0.9; B3: 0.87; B4: 0.81; B4: 0.8 and categorized as S2 class, soil porosity value B0: 61.76; B1: 65.91; B2:67,18; B3: 69.41; B4; 69.89 and categorized as S1 class. Value of water content B0: 36.78; B1:41,14; B2: 40.82; B3: 35.06; B4: 39.55 and categorized into class N. temperature analysis results B0: 33.75; B1: 34.00; B2: 32.75; B3: 33.25; B4: 34.00 and can be categorized as class N. Moisture analysis results B0: 67.00; B1: 68.00; B2: 64.50; B3: 66.25; 68.00 and categorized in S1 class. And maize yields. Corn kernels yield tan-1(g) B0: 347.30; B1: 360.40; B2: 380.70; B3: 385.40; B4: 401.35. Yield of shelled corn ha-1(tons) B0: 9.26; B1: 9.61; B2: 10,15; B3: 10.28; B4: 10.70


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1817
Author(s):  
Nur Saidahtul Nadiah Harun ◽  
Noraini Md. Jaafar ◽  
Siti Zaharah Sakimin

Soursop (Annona muricata L.) is increasingly planted in Malaysia for its agronomical importance as a multipurpose plant with medicinal and health benefits. However, there is limited information on soursop cultivation in Malaysia. Soursop can be inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as a sustainable approach for successful seedlings growth before transplanting to field. As a beneficial symbiotic soil microorganism, AMF has been known as biofertilizer which can improve soil conditions and plant growth. Following the need to understand the soil management using soil beneficial microorganisms for soursop cultivation, this experiment aimed to determine the effects of AMF and biochar on the growth of soursop seedlings. The polybag experiment was conducted under glasshouse conditions at Farm 15, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM Serdang, Selangor. The study was arranged in Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) with eight treatments comprising different rates of rice husk biochar (RHB), with and without AMF and four replications. The treatments were; T1 (Control), T2 (AMF only), T3 (−AMF with 10 t/ha RHB), T4 (+AMF with 10 t/ha RHB), T5 (−AMF with 15 t/ha RHB), T6 (+AMF with 15 t/ha RHB), T7 (−AMF with 20 t/ha RHB) and T8 (+AMF with 20 t/ha RHB). Plant growth measurement were determined upon harvesting after four months of planting. Shoot and root biomass, leaf area meter, root surface area and root length were found significantly highest in soursop seedlings grown in soils amended with 10 t/ha RHB with or without AMF as compared to control. It was concluded that RHB, either individually or when in combination with AMF, had significantly improved the growth performance of soursop seedlings at nursery stage. Therefore, earliest inoculation of soursop seedlings with AMF at nursery stage could ensure successful mycorrhizal establishment and growth performance of soursop seedlings before transplanted under field condition.


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