Biochar in Combination with Nitrogen Fertilizer is a Technique: To Enhance Physiological and Morphological Traits of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Improving Soil Physio-biochemical Properties

Abstract The over use of synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizers is the major anthropogenic cause of low N-use efficiency and environmental damage in wetland rice production. Biochar (B) addition to soil is suggested as a climate change mitigation tool that supports carbon sequestration and reduces N losses and greenhouse gas emissions from the soil. Therefore, this study assessed the effect of four levels of B (0, 10, 20 and 30 t $ ha^{−1} $) combined with two levels of N (135 and 180 kg $ ha^{−1} $) on soil health, roots dynamics, physiological attributes, and yield components of rice. The addition of B at 30 t $ ha^{−1} $ combined with 135 N kg $ ha^{−1} $ increased chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, biomass, and grain yield by 104%, 64%, 12%, and 30%, respectively, over control. Further, root traits such as total root length (TRL), total root volume (TRV), total root surface area (TRSA), and total average root diameter (TARD) were improved under 30 t $ ha^{−1} $ combined with 135 N kg $ ha^{−1} $ by 20%, 13%, 13%, and 25%, respectively, than non-biochar treatment under lower N application. Improvements in these traits resulted from higher N uptake due to improved soil physiochemical properties and soil microbial biomass combined with biochar. Interestingly, enhanced N metabolizing enzyme activities, including nitrate reductase (NR), glutamine synthetase (GS), and glutamine oxoglutarate aminotransferase (GOGAT) in biochar-treated plots, further supported the increases in these traits. Our results revealed that the integration of 30 t B $ ha^{−1} $ with 135 kg N $ ha^{−1} $ is a favorable option for enhancing soil health and rice grain yield..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

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Journal of plant growth regulation - 41(2021), 6 vom: 27. Juli, Seite 2406-2420

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ali, Izhar [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Quan [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Ke [VerfasserIn]
Ullah, Saif [VerfasserIn]
Iqbal, Anas [VerfasserIn]
Liang, He [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Muhammad, Ihsan [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Abdullah [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Asad Ali [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Ligeng [VerfasserIn]

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Biochar
Microbial biomass
Nitrogen metabolism
Rice
Root system
Soil organic carbon

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© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021

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10.1007/s00344-021-10454-8

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OLC2079193023