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Biochar Enriched with Buffalo Slurry Improved Soil Nitrogen and Carbon Dynamics, Nutrient Uptake and Growth Attributes of Wheat by Reducing Leaching Losses of Nutrients

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  • Hafiz Muhammad Rashad Javeed

    (Department of Environmental Sciences, Vehari Campus, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari 61100, Pakistan)

  • Mazhar Ali

    (Department of Environmental Sciences, Vehari Campus, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari 61100, Pakistan)

  • Imtiaz Ahmed

    (Department of Environmental Sciences, Vehari Campus, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari 61100, Pakistan)

  • Xiukang Wang

    (College of Life Sciences, Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, China)

  • Ibrahim Al-Ashkar

    (Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Rafi Qamar

    (Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan)

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    (Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Muhammad Habib-Ur-Rahman

    (Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Department of Crop Science, University Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany)

  • Allah Ditta

    (School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
    Department of Environmental Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal 18000, Pakistan)

  • Ayman EL Sabagh

    (Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kafrelsheikh, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt)

Abstract

The present investigation was conducted to understand the role of enriched biochar on soil nitrogen and carbon dynamics, leaching losses of nutrients, and growth attributes of wheat. Buffalo slurry (BS) was used to enrich the biochar for 24 h and 2% biochar (SB) or enriched biochar (SEB) was used. Enrichment of biochar with BS as SEB improved the C and N contents of biochar by 33–310% and 41–286% respectively. The application of biochar (SB) and enriched biochar (SEB) reduced the net nitrification by 81% and 94%, ammonification by 48% and 74%, and carbon dioxide by 50% and 92% respectively as compared to control. The leaching losses minerals i.e., C (by 30%), N (by 125%), P (by 50%), K (by 82%), Na (by 9%), Ca (by 24%), and Mg (by 12%) was decreased in SEB treatments compared to control. The soil enzyme activities, microbial biomass (MBC and MBN), wheat agronomy, soil bulk density and soil pore density, mineral uptake from the soil, and mineral contents in the plant body were improved in the SEB as compared to SB and control treatments. Our results revealed that the biochar enrichment process could improve the C and N storage in the soil reservoir and lower the environmental risks to soil and water.

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  • Hafiz Muhammad Rashad Javeed & Mazhar Ali & Imtiaz Ahmed & Xiukang Wang & Ibrahim Al-Ashkar & Rafi Qamar & Abdullah Ibrahim & Muhammad Habib-Ur-Rahman & Allah Ditta & Ayman EL Sabagh, 2021. "Biochar Enriched with Buffalo Slurry Improved Soil Nitrogen and Carbon Dynamics, Nutrient Uptake and Growth Attributes of Wheat by Reducing Leaching Losses of Nutrients," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:10:y:2021:i:12:p:1392-:d:703599
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