Effect of Biochar Application on Rice Yield and Greenhouse Gas Emission under Different Nutrient Conditions from Paddy Soil
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 10
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of biochar application on rice yield and greenhouse gases in nutrient-poor soil (NPS) and nutrient-rich soil (NRS). The treatment conditions for NPS and NRS plots were control (C), Ffertilizer (F), and sesame straw biochar + F (BC) treatments. The rice yields were higher in the order of for the NPS plot and for the NRS plot. flux with the NPS plot was similar to that of the NRS plot, whereas flux in the NRS plot was greater than in the NPS plot in all tested treatments. The global warming potential in biochar application treatments was lower, with the global fluxes decreased by 25.0–36.8% for the NPS plot and 16.7–39.4% for the NRS plot, compared with the corresponding other treatments. These results suggest that biochar application in NPS and NRS will enhance rice productivity and reduce and fluxes.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2012R1A2A2A01015706). This work was carried out with the support of Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development (Project No. PJ011227042015), Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.
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Received: Feb 24, 2015
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Published online: Apr 8, 2016
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