Soil Water Responses to Wood Ash Addition to Acidic Upland Soils: Implications for Combatting Calcium Decline in Lakes

2021 ◽  
Vol 232 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly D. Deighton ◽  
Carolyn Reid ◽  
Nathan Basiliko ◽  
Paul W. Hazlett ◽  
Shaun A. Watmough
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Wood Ash ◽  
Calcium Decline ◽  
Upland Soils

Long-term effects on soil-water chemistry of wood-ash and nitrogen application in a conifer forest

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Ring ◽  
Gunnar Jansson ◽  
Lars Hogbom ◽  
Staffan Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Water Chemistry ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Wood Ash ◽  
Conifer Forest ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Soil Water Chemistry ◽  
Period Effects ◽  
Soil Site ◽  
And Control

Wood-ash application to forest land has been proposed as a means to compensate for increased nutrient removal at high harvest intensity. A study-plot experiment was established on a mineral soil site in Sweden to study how this measure affects soil-water chemistry. In 1995, ten treatments were applied. Here we present results from years nine to seventeen after application for eight of the treatments: control, 3×10<sup>3</sup>, 6×10<sup>3</sup> and 9×10<sup>3</sup> kg ha<sup>-1</sup> of self-hardened and crushed wood ash (WA), 150 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> supplied as ammonium nitrate, 3×10<sup>3</sup> kg WA and 150 kg N ha-1 applied simultaneously, 3×10<sup>3</sup> kg WA with 150 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> applied one month before the ash, and 3×10<sup>3</sup> kg ha<sup>-1</sup> of pelleted ash. Soil-water samples were collected from a depth of 50 cm. Treatment effects (<i>p</i><0.05) were detected in the electrical conductivity, pH and concentrations of K<sup>+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup>, Ca<sup>2+</sup>, Al, SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>-S and B. Elevation of K<sup>+</sup> and SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>-S concentrations tended to cease towards the end of the study period. Effects were generally more pronounced with increasing ash dosage. No difference between the treatment 150 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> and control was detected. Despite the high solubility of the ash, effects on the soil-water chemistry could still be detected nine to seventeen years after application.

scholarly journals Wood ash and water availability in the production of Paiaguás-grass

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva ◽  
Maria Débora Loiola Bezerra ◽  
Tonny José Araújo da Silva ◽  
William Fenner ◽  
Ana Paula Alves Barreto Damasceno
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Aerial Part ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Wood Ash ◽  
Soil Water Availability ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Mineral Fertilization ◽  
Randomized Block Design

This study evaluated the production of Paiaguás grass (Urochloa brizantha) as a function of wood-ash doses and water availability in the Cerrado Oxisol. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse with a randomized block design in a fractioned 5x5 factorial scheme, corresponding to five wood-ash doses (0; 8; 16; 24 and 32 g dm-3) and five soil water-availability scenarios (4; 8; 16; 32; 64 kPa) with four repetitions. The experimental design was based on the modified central compound and consisted of 13 treatments of wood-ash doses (g dm-3) and soil water-availability scenarios (kPa): 0-4; 0-16; 0-64; 8-8; 8-32; 16-4; 16-16; 16-64; 24-8; 24-32; 32-4; 32-16; 32-64. Soil volumetric moisture was monitored daily by means of the Diviner 2000 Capacitance Probe® for soil water replenishment according to the treatments. In 30-day intervals, three cuts were performed in the aerial part of the plants evaluating dry mass of leaves, stems, aerial part, number of leaves and of tillers. Data were subjected to analysis of variance and when significant to regression analysis, both up to 5% of error probability, through the statistical program SISVAR and response surface study using SAS. The combinations of wood ash doses with water soil tensions influence the productive characteristics of Paiaguás grass. Fertilization with wood ash reduces the effect of water stress on Paiaguás grass and this residue may be a viable alternative to partial replacement of mineral fertilization and safe disposal in the environment.

Simulation of Soil Water Movement in Upland Soils Under Pulse Irrigation using HYDRUS-2D

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Hyun Kim ◽  
Jong Soon Kim ◽  
Soon Hong Kwon ◽  
Jong Min Park ◽  
Won Sik Choi
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Water Movement ◽  
Upland Soils ◽  
Soil Water Movement

Trace metal biogeochemical responses following wood ash addition in a northern hardwood forest

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Dawn Deighton ◽  
Shaun A. Watmough ◽  
Nathan Basiliko ◽  
Paul Hazlett ◽  
Carolyn Roberta Reid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metal ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Bottom Ash ◽  
Wood Ash ◽  
Metal Mobility ◽  
Hardwood Forest ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Northern Hardwood

Wood ash may be useful as a forest soil amendment in Canada, but trace metals can have detrimental effects if they accumulate in, or are transported from, forest ecosystems. Metal concentrations in soil water and sugar maple (Acer saccharum, Marsh.) seedling tissue chemistry were measured in a north temperate hardwood forest over four years following a biomass boiler ash addition field trial. Twenty plots (3 m x 3 m) were established in Haliburton Forest with both fly and bottom ash treatments of 0, 4 and 8 Mg ha-1 with four replicates, and tension lysimeters were positioned in each plot at 30, 50, and 100 cm depths. Over the four years soil water metal concentrations in treated plots were not significantly different to control plots. No differences in metal concentrations in foliage of sugar maple seedlings could be detected but there were significantly higher concentrations of some metals (Al, Fe, Zn, Pb, Ni and Sr) in roots of treated plots. Simulated drought mobilized several metals in upper mineral soil, but this mobilization occurred similarly in controls and ash-treated soils. These results suggest that doses below 8 Mg ha-1 industrial wood ash with trace metal concentrations below Canadian regulatory limits does not cause an increase in trace metal mobility or availability in northern hardwood forests with acidic soils during the first five years after application.

scholarly journals Soil water content and wood ash fertilization on the cultivation of gladiolus

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 350-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel T. J. Pereira ◽  
Tonny J. A. da Silva ◽  
Edna M. Bonfim-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Wood Ash ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Water Contents ◽  
Soil Water Contents

ABSTRACT Irrigation management, associated with the management of fertilization through the use of waste from plant material burning, has proven to be a sustainable strategy to increase the production of ornamental plants in greenhouses. The objective of this study was to evaluate the development of gladiolus subjected to soil water contents and wood ash fertilization in a Cerrado Oxisol. The experiment was conducted under controlled conditions from April to September 2014, in a randomized block design, arranged in a 5 x 5 factorial, with four replicates. The treatments consisted of five water contents (7, 14, 21, 28, and 35%) and five doses of wood ash (0, 8, 16, 24 and 32 g dm-3). Irrigation management was carried out using the portable probe Diviner 2000® . The evaluated variables were: plant height, number of leaves, shoot and root dry matter and diameter and mass of corms. The best results for diameter and mass of corms and number of leaves were obtained with combinations of soil water contents higher than 24% and fertilization with wood ash doses higher than 11 g dm-3.

scholarly journals FOREST FERTILIZATION WITH WOOD ASH AND AMMONIUM NITRATE IMPACT ON BIOGENIC ELEMEMENT MOVEMENT OF SOIL WATER

2019 ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Edgars Muižnieks ◽  
Ivars Matisovs
Keyword(s):  
Ammonium Nitrate ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Chemical Element ◽  
Wood Ash ◽  
Forest Fertilization ◽  
Soil Fertilization ◽  
Precipitation Water ◽  
Element Migration

The work describes impact of the complex soil fertilization with ammonium nitrate and wood ash on the forest water in Myrtillosa mel. The paper provides information and results about chemical element migration in Myrtillosa mel soil and precipitation water.

scholarly journals Effects of wood ash and soil water potential on vegetative development of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.)

2021 ◽  
pp. 354-361
Author(s):  
Luana Glaup Araujo Dourado ◽  
Edna Maria Bonfim- Silva ◽  
Tonny José Araújo da Silva ◽  
Everton Alves Rodrigues Pinheiro ◽  
William Fenner
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Water Potential ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Vigna Radiata ◽  
Mung Bean ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
Wood Ash ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Mato Grosso

This research aimed to evaluate the amending potential of eucalyptus’s wood ash on soil chemical properties and soil-water potential. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, campus in Rondonópolis. The experimental design was composed of randomized blocks in a 5x5 factorial scheme, including five soil-water potentials (‒4, ‒8, ‒16, ‒32 and ‒64 kPa), and five wood ash doses (0; 8; 16; 24 and 32 g dm-3). The soil samples were collected from the top layer of an Oxisol under natural Cerrado vegetation. Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) growth variables (plant height, numbers of leaves, stem diameter, and SPAD index) were analyzed at three different phenological periods. In general, the wood ash doses increased soil pH, eliminated the exchangeable aluminum, and improved soil essential nutrients availability. As a result, mung bean plants responded positively to wood ash, achieving superior results at doses ranging from 24 to 26 g dm-3. The interaction between wood ash doses and soil water potential was not significant. However, drier soil conditions constrained plant growth severely. According to our experimental conditions, plant growth variables achieved higher performance at soil water potential of -4 kPa

scholarly journals Phytometric characteristics and chlorophyll index of “Paiaguás” grass (Urochloa brizantha) as a function of wood ash doses and soil water stress

2019 ◽  
pp. 1883-1891
Author(s):  
Maria Débora Loiola Bezerra ◽  
Edna Maria Bonfim Silva ◽  
Tonny José Araújo da Silva ◽  
André Pereira Freire Ferraz ◽  
Ana Paula Alves Barreto Damasceno
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Wood Ash ◽  
Fractional Factorial ◽  
Soil Water Availability ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Leaf Angle ◽  
Soil Water Tension ◽  
Chlorophyll Index ◽  
Urochloa Brizantha

The objective of this study was to evaluate the phytometric characteristics and chlorophyll index of paiaguás grass (Urochloa brizantha) fertilized with wood ash doses and soil water availability. The experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block in a 5x5 fractional factorial scheme (five doses of wood ash: 0, 8, 16, 24 and 32 g dm-3, and five soil water stresses: 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 kPa), with four replicates. The experimental design was based on the modified central compound, in which 13 combinations of wood ash doses and soil water availability were studied. Each experimental unit consisted of a pot containing 8.7 dm3 of soil and five plants. Three harvests were performed every 30 days after planting, in a 90-day experimental period. At each harvest, plant height, leaf angle, leaf area, stem diameter, and chlorophyll index (SPAD reading) were evaluated. The best results for the phytometric characteristics and chlorophyll index of paiaguás grass were observed in the wood ash dose of 21 g dm-3. There was a reduction of growth and grass chlorophyll content in the soil water tension of 41.20 kPa.

scholarly journals Could a residential wood ash recycling programme be part of the solution to calcium decline in lakes and forests in Muskoka (Ontario, Canada)?

FACETS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shakira S.E. Azan ◽  
Norman D. Yan ◽  
Martha P. Celis-Salgado ◽  
Shelley E. Arnott ◽  
James A. Rusak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wood Ash ◽  
Land Application ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Calcium Decline ◽  
Metal Levels ◽  
Major Nutrients ◽  
Treat All ◽  
Cu And Zn

One possible solution to the recent decline of calcium (Ca) concentrations in Canadian Shield forests and lakes in eastern North America is the addition of Ca-rich wood ash to watersheds. We investigated the feasibility of using small, mainly residential sources of non-industrial wood ash (NIWA) for this purpose by quantifying concentrations of its major nutrients and metals, its toxicity to Daphnia in aqueous extracts, and estimating the amount of NIWA available in the District of Muskoka in central Ontario. Locally collected NIWA averaged 30% Ca, and also contained smaller but significant amounts of K, Mg, Na, and P. Of these, K was so soluble that it was toxic to Daphnia over 48 h in the concentrate and 10-fold dilution; however, sedimented ash was not toxic over 15 d. Most metal levels in NIWA were below targets permitting unrestricted land application. However, Cu and Zn were just above these targets, but well below those for conditional use. Muskoka residents generate about 235 000 kg of NIWA annually, not enough to treat all central Ontario areas affected; however, a NIWA recycling programme implemented across southern Ontario could generate enough ash to solve the Ca decline problem in Muskoka’s forests and lakes.

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