Biochar decreases nutrient leaching in KCl-fertilized Podzols grown with black mucuna

ABSTRACT Podzols are highly sandy soils, in which elements, such as potassium, needed by crops, are easily leached. Studies have indicated that biochar can contribute to increasing cation exchange capacity of the soil, which can improve the retention of bases. This study aimed to evaluate the effect...

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Main Authors: Luciana Aparecida Rodrigues, Caroline Cândida Martins, Tainá Costa Araújo, Claudio Roberto Marciano, Júlia Gallon Barcelos, Rosely Menezes da Silva Ribeiro, Mauricio Gonçalves da Silva, Deborah Guerra Barroso
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author Luciana Aparecida Rodrigues
Caroline Cândida Martins
Tainá Costa Araújo
Claudio Roberto Marciano
Júlia Gallon Barcelos
Rosely Menezes da Silva Ribeiro
Mauricio Gonçalves da Silva
Deborah Guerra Barroso
author_facet Luciana Aparecida Rodrigues
Caroline Cândida Martins
Tainá Costa Araújo
Claudio Roberto Marciano
Júlia Gallon Barcelos
Rosely Menezes da Silva Ribeiro
Mauricio Gonçalves da Silva
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description ABSTRACT Podzols are highly sandy soils, in which elements, such as potassium, needed by crops, are easily leached. Studies have indicated that biochar can contribute to increasing cation exchange capacity of the soil, which can improve the retention of bases. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the poultry litter biochar combined or not with increasing doses of KCl, on leaching and soil base content, on the production of green manure biomass, and on the distribution of K in the soil-water-plant system. A 2 × 3 factorial experiment was conducted in randomized blocks with 6 repetitions: without and with biochar (1% v / v, produced from poultry litter) × without K, with 53.65 and 107.30 mg dm-3 of K (as KCl). The experiment was carried out in four steps: Step 1) Soil incubation with the treatments (for 20 days) followed by chemical analysis of the soil; Step 2) First leaching: the containers (made with PVC with 0.30 m high) received the newly incubated soil in the surface layer and soil without treatment in the subsurface layer. The containers received water until saturation plus 50 % of the total pore volume and the leached water was collected and analyzed; Step 3) Cultivation of green manure (Mucuna aterrima) in the containers of Step 2 and harvest within 40 days (evaluation of biomass and K content); Step 4) after the mucuna harvest, the containers were subjected to second leaching. The leaching solution and the soil from the surface and subsurface layers were collected for chemical analysis. Biochar increased the pH, cationic exchange capacity, P, K, Ca, and Mg levels in the newly incubated soil, in the surface and subsurface layer. The increasing doses of KCl proportionally increased biomass production and K accumulation in green manure, and the biochar increased this response and reduces the need for potassium fertilization by 50 %. With biochar, the accumulation of total K in the soil-plant-water system increases by 125 % and, in the soil-plant system, by 145 %. Biochar changes the K ratio in the soil-plant-water system. With biochar, proportionally, the highest accumulated percentage of K occurred mainly in the soil surface and subsurface layer, and did not result in higher percentages of K in the leached water. Biochar produced from poultry litter can be used as a good alternative to improve the chemical properties of Podzols and reduce nutrient losses.
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spelling doaj.art-76e2f58aae504650b2c21680ecf107e42023-03-21T07:31:40ZengSociedade Brasileira de Ciência do SoloRevista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo1806-96572023-03-014710.36783/18069657rbcs20220086Biochar decreases nutrient leaching in KCl-fertilized Podzols grown with black mucunaLuciana Aparecida Rodrigueshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5335-1985Caroline Cândida Martinshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4645-166XTainá Costa Araújohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6010-7737Claudio Roberto Marcianohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5344-6087Júlia Gallon Barceloshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1081-5724Rosely Menezes da Silva Ribeirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8228-0936Mauricio Gonçalves da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4052-0492Deborah Guerra Barrosohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6869-8076ABSTRACT Podzols are highly sandy soils, in which elements, such as potassium, needed by crops, are easily leached. Studies have indicated that biochar can contribute to increasing cation exchange capacity of the soil, which can improve the retention of bases. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the poultry litter biochar combined or not with increasing doses of KCl, on leaching and soil base content, on the production of green manure biomass, and on the distribution of K in the soil-water-plant system. A 2 × 3 factorial experiment was conducted in randomized blocks with 6 repetitions: without and with biochar (1% v / v, produced from poultry litter) × without K, with 53.65 and 107.30 mg dm-3 of K (as KCl). The experiment was carried out in four steps: Step 1) Soil incubation with the treatments (for 20 days) followed by chemical analysis of the soil; Step 2) First leaching: the containers (made with PVC with 0.30 m high) received the newly incubated soil in the surface layer and soil without treatment in the subsurface layer. The containers received water until saturation plus 50 % of the total pore volume and the leached water was collected and analyzed; Step 3) Cultivation of green manure (Mucuna aterrima) in the containers of Step 2 and harvest within 40 days (evaluation of biomass and K content); Step 4) after the mucuna harvest, the containers were subjected to second leaching. The leaching solution and the soil from the surface and subsurface layers were collected for chemical analysis. Biochar increased the pH, cationic exchange capacity, P, K, Ca, and Mg levels in the newly incubated soil, in the surface and subsurface layer. The increasing doses of KCl proportionally increased biomass production and K accumulation in green manure, and the biochar increased this response and reduces the need for potassium fertilization by 50 %. With biochar, the accumulation of total K in the soil-plant-water system increases by 125 % and, in the soil-plant system, by 145 %. Biochar changes the K ratio in the soil-plant-water system. With biochar, proportionally, the highest accumulated percentage of K occurred mainly in the soil surface and subsurface layer, and did not result in higher percentages of K in the leached water. Biochar produced from poultry litter can be used as a good alternative to improve the chemical properties of Podzols and reduce nutrient losses.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832023000100501&lng=en&tlng=engreen manureK accumulatedsoil-plant systemnutrient loss
spellingShingle Luciana Aparecida Rodrigues
Caroline Cândida Martins
Tainá Costa Araújo
Claudio Roberto Marciano
Júlia Gallon Barcelos
Rosely Menezes da Silva Ribeiro
Mauricio Gonçalves da Silva
Deborah Guerra Barroso
Biochar decreases nutrient leaching in KCl-fertilized Podzols grown with black mucuna
Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
green manure
K accumulated
soil-plant system
nutrient loss
title Biochar decreases nutrient leaching in KCl-fertilized Podzols grown with black mucuna
title_full Biochar decreases nutrient leaching in KCl-fertilized Podzols grown with black mucuna
title_fullStr Biochar decreases nutrient leaching in KCl-fertilized Podzols grown with black mucuna
title_full_unstemmed Biochar decreases nutrient leaching in KCl-fertilized Podzols grown with black mucuna
title_short Biochar decreases nutrient leaching in KCl-fertilized Podzols grown with black mucuna
title_sort biochar decreases nutrient leaching in kcl fertilized podzols grown with black mucuna
topic green manure
K accumulated
soil-plant system
nutrient loss
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832023000100501&lng=en&tlng=en
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