Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system
Abstract. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of biochar rate (0, 8, 16 and 32 Mg ha−1) on the water retention capacity (WRC) of a sandy loam Dystric Plinthosol. The applied biochar was a by-product of slow pyrolysis (∼450 °C) of eucalyptus wood, milled to pass through a 2000 μ...
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| author | Carvalho, M.T.D.M. Maia, A.D.H.N. Madari, Beáta E Bastiaans, L. Oort, P.A.J. van Heinemann, Alexandre B. Soler da Silva, M.A. Petter, F.A. Marimon Junior, B.H. Meinke, Holger |
| author_browse | Bastiaans, L. Carvalho, M.T.D.M. Heinemann, Alexandre B. Madari, Beáta E Maia, A.D.H.N. Marimon Junior, B.H. Meinke, Holger Oort, P.A.J. van Petter, F.A. Soler da Silva, M.A. |
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| description | Abstract. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of biochar rate (0, 8, 16 and 32 Mg ha−1) on the water retention capacity (WRC) of a sandy loam Dystric Plinthosol. The applied biochar was a by-product of slow pyrolysis (∼450 °C) of eucalyptus wood, milled to pass through a 2000 μm sieve that resulted in a material with an intrinsic porosity ≤10 μm and a specific surface area of ∼3.2 m2 g−1. The biochar was incorporated into the top 15 cm of the soil under an aerobic rice system. Our study focused on both the effects on WRC and rice yields 2 and 3 years after its application. Undisturbed soil samples were collected from 16 plots in two soil layers (5–10 and 15–20 cm). Soil water retention curves were modelled using a nonlinear mixed model which appropriately accounts for uncertainties inherent of spatial variability and repeated measurements taken within a specific soil sample. We found an increase in plant-available water in the upper soil layer proportional to the rate of biochar, with about 0.8% for each Mg ha−1 biochar amendment 2 and 3 years after its application. The impact of biochar on soil WRC was most likely related to an effect in overall porosity of the sandy loam soil, which was evident from an increase in saturated soil moisture and macro porosity with 0.5 and 1.6% for each Mg ha−1 of biochar applied, respectively. The increment in soil WRC did not translate into an increase in rice yield, essentially because in both seasons the amount of rainfall during the critical period for rice production exceeded 650 mm. The use of biochar as a soil amendment can be a worthy strategy to guarantee yield stability under short-term water-limited conditions. Our findings raise the importance of assessing the feasibility of very high application rates of biochar and the inclusion of a detailed analysis of its physical and chemical properties as part of future investigations. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1174062025-12-08T09:54:28Z Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system Carvalho, M.T.D.M. Maia, A.D.H.N. Madari, Beáta E Bastiaans, L. Oort, P.A.J. van Heinemann, Alexandre B. Soler da Silva, M.A. Petter, F.A. Marimon Junior, B.H. Meinke, Holger water potential soil crops rice farming systems paleontology stratigraphy geology geophysics Abstract. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of biochar rate (0, 8, 16 and 32 Mg ha−1) on the water retention capacity (WRC) of a sandy loam Dystric Plinthosol. The applied biochar was a by-product of slow pyrolysis (∼450 °C) of eucalyptus wood, milled to pass through a 2000 μm sieve that resulted in a material with an intrinsic porosity ≤10 μm and a specific surface area of ∼3.2 m2 g−1. The biochar was incorporated into the top 15 cm of the soil under an aerobic rice system. Our study focused on both the effects on WRC and rice yields 2 and 3 years after its application. Undisturbed soil samples were collected from 16 plots in two soil layers (5–10 and 15–20 cm). Soil water retention curves were modelled using a nonlinear mixed model which appropriately accounts for uncertainties inherent of spatial variability and repeated measurements taken within a specific soil sample. We found an increase in plant-available water in the upper soil layer proportional to the rate of biochar, with about 0.8% for each Mg ha−1 biochar amendment 2 and 3 years after its application. The impact of biochar on soil WRC was most likely related to an effect in overall porosity of the sandy loam soil, which was evident from an increase in saturated soil moisture and macro porosity with 0.5 and 1.6% for each Mg ha−1 of biochar applied, respectively. The increment in soil WRC did not translate into an increase in rice yield, essentially because in both seasons the amount of rainfall during the critical period for rice production exceeded 650 mm. The use of biochar as a soil amendment can be a worthy strategy to guarantee yield stability under short-term water-limited conditions. Our findings raise the importance of assessing the feasibility of very high application rates of biochar and the inclusion of a detailed analysis of its physical and chemical properties as part of future investigations. 2014-09-03 2022-01-10T15:52:06Z 2022-01-10T15:52:06Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117406 en Open Access Copernicus GmbH Carvalho, M.T.D.M., Maia, A.D.H.N., Madari, B.E., Bastiaans, L., van Oort, P.A.J., Heinemann, A.B., Soler da Silva, M.A., Petter, F.A., Marimon, Jr, B.H. and Meinke, H. 2014. Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system. Solid Earth. Volume 5, Issue 2:939–952. |
| spellingShingle | water potential soil crops rice farming systems paleontology stratigraphy geology geophysics Carvalho, M.T.D.M. Maia, A.D.H.N. Madari, Beáta E Bastiaans, L. Oort, P.A.J. van Heinemann, Alexandre B. Soler da Silva, M.A. Petter, F.A. Marimon Junior, B.H. Meinke, Holger Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system |
| title | Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system |
| title_full | Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system |
| title_fullStr | Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system |
| title_short | Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system |
| title_sort | biochar increases plant available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system |
| topic | water potential soil crops rice farming systems paleontology stratigraphy geology geophysics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117406 |
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