Effect of Biochar on Agricultural Soil Aggregates and Organic Carbon : A Meta-analysis

As a soil amendment, biochar has been widely used to ameliorate agricultural soil. To ensure the effect of biochar on the carbon sequestration of farmlands in China, a Meta-analysis was carried out via collecting published literatures. We quantitatively analyzed the response of biochar application to soil aggregates, aggregate carbon, and soil organic carbon to different experimental conditions. The results showed that the application of biochar significantly increased the proportion of soil macroaggregates(10.8%) and MWD(13.3%) but had no significant effect on soil microaggregates and silty-clay compared with those in the non-biochar-added treatment. Moreover, biochar addition significantly increased soil organic carbon content(56.9%), with the largest increased area in North China(39.4%), and enhanced intra-aggregate carbon contents of each particle size. Biochar could significantly increase soil organic carbon content under different experimental designs. Compared with that under non-fertilization, biochar combined with fertilization could also significantly improve soil structure and soil fertility. We also found that more than two years of biochar application significantly increased the proportion of macroaggregates(15.7%), MWD(21.2%), macroaggregate carbon(31.7%), and soil organic carbon(40.0%). Meanwhile, biochar produced from crop straw had better soil improvement effects than that of wood and sawdust. Biochar applied in high-nitrogen soil was more beneficial to improve soil stability. Thus, we concluded that biochar could meliorate soil structure and promote the accumulation of soil organic carbon, which was of importance for the fertility maintenance and improvement of the farmland.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue - 44(2023), 12 vom: 08. Dez., Seite 6847-6856

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meng, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Ya-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Wei-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xu-Qing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zong-Xin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Kai-Chang [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Hong-Cui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

16291-96-6
7440-44-0
Biochar
Carbon
Charcoal
English Abstract
Journal Article
Mean weight diameter(MWD)
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Soil
Soil aggregate carbon
Soil aggregation
Soil organic carbon(SOC)

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 16.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.13227/j.hjkx.202210300

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365891029