Is biochar a promising soil amendment to enhance perennial crop yield and soil quality in the tropics?
Soil quality improvement is crucial in tropical soils to enhance crop productivity. Organic matter incorporation is not a viable approach regarding perennials as it completely degrades within a year. Hence, biochar is a sustainable solution to boost crop productivity in the tropics. Biochar has been...
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| author | D. K. R. P. L. Dissanayake D. M. N. S. Dissanayaka S. S. Udumann T. D. Nuwarapaksha Anjana J. Atapattu |
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| description | Soil quality improvement is crucial in tropical soils to enhance crop productivity. Organic matter incorporation is not a viable approach regarding perennials as it completely degrades within a year. Hence, biochar is a sustainable solution to boost crop productivity in the tropics. Biochar has been utilized in agriculture for decades due to its inherent properties that enhance the soil-mediated properties associated with soil fertility. The impact of biochar on tropical perennial intensive cropping systems has been understudied, possibly because of the high initial input demand. This paper highlights the facts related to soil chemical, physical, and biological property enhancement upon biochar incorporation relating to long-term impacts on perennial crops. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f49699bfc5b495aaf0f1f75663dd7d62024-02-28T01:44:14ZengMaximum Academic PressTechnology in Agronomy2835-94452023-01-01311310.48130/TIA-2023-0004TIA-2023-0004Is biochar a promising soil amendment to enhance perennial crop yield and soil quality in the tropics?D. K. R. P. L. Dissanayake0D. M. N. S. Dissanayaka1S. S. Udumann2T. D. Nuwarapaksha3Anjana J. Atapattu4Agronomy Division, Coconut Research Institute, Lunuwila 61150, Sri LankaAgronomy Division, Coconut Research Institute, Lunuwila 61150, Sri LankaAgronomy Division, Coconut Research Institute, Lunuwila 61150, Sri LankaAgronomy Division, Coconut Research Institute, Lunuwila 61150, Sri LankaAgronomy Division, Coconut Research Institute, Lunuwila 61150, Sri LankaSoil quality improvement is crucial in tropical soils to enhance crop productivity. Organic matter incorporation is not a viable approach regarding perennials as it completely degrades within a year. Hence, biochar is a sustainable solution to boost crop productivity in the tropics. Biochar has been utilized in agriculture for decades due to its inherent properties that enhance the soil-mediated properties associated with soil fertility. The impact of biochar on tropical perennial intensive cropping systems has been understudied, possibly because of the high initial input demand. This paper highlights the facts related to soil chemical, physical, and biological property enhancement upon biochar incorporation relating to long-term impacts on perennial crops.https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/TIA-2023-0004biocharcrop yieldperennial cropsoil qualitytropical |
| spellingShingle | D. K. R. P. L. Dissanayake D. M. N. S. Dissanayaka S. S. Udumann T. D. Nuwarapaksha Anjana J. Atapattu Is biochar a promising soil amendment to enhance perennial crop yield and soil quality in the tropics? Technology in Agronomy biochar crop yield perennial crop soil quality tropical |
| title | Is biochar a promising soil amendment to enhance perennial crop yield and soil quality in the tropics? |
| title_full | Is biochar a promising soil amendment to enhance perennial crop yield and soil quality in the tropics? |
| title_fullStr | Is biochar a promising soil amendment to enhance perennial crop yield and soil quality in the tropics? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is biochar a promising soil amendment to enhance perennial crop yield and soil quality in the tropics? |
| title_short | Is biochar a promising soil amendment to enhance perennial crop yield and soil quality in the tropics? |
| title_sort | is biochar a promising soil amendment to enhance perennial crop yield and soil quality in the tropics |
| topic | biochar crop yield perennial crop soil quality tropical |
| url | https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/TIA-2023-0004 |
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