Biochar Amendments Improve Licorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Salt Stress
Licorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) is a salt and drought tolerant legume suitable for rehabilitating abandoned saline lands, especially in dry arid regions. We hypothesized that soil amended with maize-derived biochar might alleviate salt stress in licorice by improving its g...
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| author | Dilfuza Egamberdieva Hua Ma Burak Alaylar Zohreh Zoghi Aida Kistaubayeva Stephan Wirth Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura |
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| description | Licorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) is a salt and drought tolerant legume suitable for rehabilitating abandoned saline lands, especially in dry arid regions. We hypothesized that soil amended with maize-derived biochar might alleviate salt stress in licorice by improving its growth, nutrient acquisition, and root system adaptation. Experiments were designed to determine the effect of different biochar concentrations on licorice growth parameters, acquisition of C (carbon), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) and on soil enzyme activities under saline and non-saline soil conditions. Pyrolysis char from maize (600 °C) was used at concentrations of 2% (B2), 4% (B4), and 6% (B6) for pot experiments. After 40 days, biochar improved the shoot and root biomass of licorice by 80 and 41% under saline soil conditions. However, B4 and B6 did not have a significant effect on shoot growth. Furthermore, increased nodule numbers of licorice grown at B4 amendment were observed under both non-saline and saline conditions. The root architectural traits, such as root length, surface area, project area, root volume, and nodulation traits, also significantly increased by biochar application at both B2 and B4. The concentrations of N and K in plant tissue increased under B2 and B4 amendments compared to the plants grown without biochar application. Moreover, the soil under saline conditions amended with biochar showed a positive effect on the activities of soil fluorescein diacetate hydrolase, proteases, and acid phosphomonoesterases. Overall, this study demonstrated the beneficial effects of maize-derived biochar on growth and nutrient uptake of licorice under saline soil conditions by improving nodule formation and root architecture, as well as soil enzyme activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e439d786f054df5a998ce857c73d3d92023-11-22T19:44:23ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-10-011010213510.3390/plants10102135Biochar Amendments Improve Licorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Salt StressDilfuza Egamberdieva0Hua Ma1Burak Alaylar2Zohreh Zoghi3Aida Kistaubayeva4Stephan Wirth5Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura6Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), 15374 Müncheberg, GermanySchool of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Agri 04100, TurkeyFaculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor 46417-76489, IranDepartment of Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, KazakhstanLeibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), 15374 Müncheberg, GermanyLeibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), 15374 Müncheberg, GermanyLicorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) is a salt and drought tolerant legume suitable for rehabilitating abandoned saline lands, especially in dry arid regions. We hypothesized that soil amended with maize-derived biochar might alleviate salt stress in licorice by improving its growth, nutrient acquisition, and root system adaptation. Experiments were designed to determine the effect of different biochar concentrations on licorice growth parameters, acquisition of C (carbon), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) and on soil enzyme activities under saline and non-saline soil conditions. Pyrolysis char from maize (600 °C) was used at concentrations of 2% (B2), 4% (B4), and 6% (B6) for pot experiments. After 40 days, biochar improved the shoot and root biomass of licorice by 80 and 41% under saline soil conditions. However, B4 and B6 did not have a significant effect on shoot growth. Furthermore, increased nodule numbers of licorice grown at B4 amendment were observed under both non-saline and saline conditions. The root architectural traits, such as root length, surface area, project area, root volume, and nodulation traits, also significantly increased by biochar application at both B2 and B4. The concentrations of N and K in plant tissue increased under B2 and B4 amendments compared to the plants grown without biochar application. Moreover, the soil under saline conditions amended with biochar showed a positive effect on the activities of soil fluorescein diacetate hydrolase, proteases, and acid phosphomonoesterases. Overall, this study demonstrated the beneficial effects of maize-derived biochar on growth and nutrient uptake of licorice under saline soil conditions by improving nodule formation and root architecture, as well as soil enzyme activity.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/10/2135biocharlicoricesoil enzymessalinitynutrientsroot system |
| spellingShingle | Dilfuza Egamberdieva Hua Ma Burak Alaylar Zohreh Zoghi Aida Kistaubayeva Stephan Wirth Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura Biochar Amendments Improve Licorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Salt Stress Plants biochar licorice soil enzymes salinity nutrients root system |
| title | Biochar Amendments Improve Licorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Salt Stress |
| title_full | Biochar Amendments Improve Licorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Salt Stress |
| title_fullStr | Biochar Amendments Improve Licorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Salt Stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biochar Amendments Improve Licorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Salt Stress |
| title_short | Biochar Amendments Improve Licorice (<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> Fisch.) Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Salt Stress |
| title_sort | biochar amendments improve licorice i glycyrrhiza uralensis i fisch growth and nutrient uptake under salt stress |
| topic | biochar licorice soil enzymes salinity nutrients root system |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/10/2135 |
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