Effect of biochar amendment on yield and photosynthesis of peanut on two types of soils

Cheng Yuan Xu; Shahla Hosseini Bai; Yanbin Hao; Rao C N Rachaputi; Hailong Wang; Zhihong Xu; Helen M Wallace

doi:10.1007/s11356-014-3820-9

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Effect of biochar amendment on yield and photosynthesis of peanut on two types of soils

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Effect of biochar amendment on yield and photosynthesis of peanut on two types of soils

Cheng Yuan Xu, Shahla Hosseini Bai, Yanbin Hao, Rao C N Rachaputi, Hailong Wang, Zhihong Xu and Helen M Wallace

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol.22(8), pp.6112-6125

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3820-9

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Abstract

biochar

arachis hypogaea

photosynthesis

nutrient

soil carbon

fertilization

Biochar has significant potential to improve crop performance. This study examined the effect of biochar application on the photosynthesis and yield of peanut crop grown on two soil types. The commercial peanut cultivar Middleton was grown on red ferrosol and redoxi-hydrosol (Queensland, Australia) amended with a peanut shell biochar gradient (0, 0.375, 0.750, 1.50, 3.00 and 6.00 %, w/w, equivalent up to 85 t ha-1) in a glasshouse pot experiment. Biomass and pod yield, photosynthesis-[CO2] response parameters, leaf characteristics and soil properties (carbon, nitrogen (N) and nutrients) were quantified. Biochar significantly improved peanut biomass and pod yield up to 2- and 3-folds respectively in red ferrosol and redoxi-hydrosol. A modest (but significant) biochar-induced improvement of the maximum electron transport rate and saturating photosynthetic rate was observed for red ferrosol. This response was correlated to increased leaf N and accompanied with improved soil available N and biological N fixation. Biochar application also improved the availability of other soil nutrients, which appeared critical in improving peanut performance, especially on infertile redoxi-hydrosol. Our study suggests that application of peanut shell derived biochar has strong potential to improve peanut yield on red ferrosol and redoxi-hydrosol. Biochar soil amendment can affect leaf N status and photosynthesis, but the effect varied with soil type.

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Title: Effect of biochar amendment on yield and photosynthesis of peanut on two types of soils
Authors: Cheng Yuan Xu (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Shahla Hosseini Bai (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Yanbin Hao (Author) - Griffith University
Rao C N Rachaputi (Author) - Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Hailong Wang (Author) - Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University
Zhihong Xu (Author) - Griffith University
Helen M Wallace (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol.22(8), pp.6112-6125
Publisher: Springer
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3820-9
ISSN: 0944-1344; 0944-1344
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448628602621
Output Type: Journal article