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Biochar: A Surrogate Approach to Modulating Soil Chemical Properties and Germination Parameters of Barley Seedlings Grown in saline-calcareous soil

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

Owing to its unique features, biochar (BCH) is an excellent surrogate approach to improving the chemical properties of soil with undesirable characteristics. Under multiple abiotic stresses (ECe = 10.8 vs. 10.7 dS.m−1; CaCO3 = 19.1 vs. 18.8%; soil pH = 8.15 vs. 8.13) during two growing seasons (2020/2021 and 2021/2022), an experimental pot study was conducted to investigate the potential effects of palm tree frond BCH applied at three rates (0.0, 28.0, and 56.0 g.pot−1, labeled as BCH0, BCH1, and BCH2) and generated under three pyrolysis temperatures (350, 500, and 700 °C, labeled as PYT350, PYT500, and PYT700). The experiment was set up according to a randomized complete block design. The results indicated that both the PYT700 x BCH2 and PYT700 x BCH1 treatments had the highest impact on the soil chemical properties, soil nutrient status, and leaf nutrient contents, except for the soil pH, which was positively affected by PYT350 and BCH1 in both seasons, and the available potassium content (AKC) in the first season. Regarding the germination parameters, the data reveal that PYT350 x BCH2 and PYT700 x BCH2 were the superior treatments for the germination percentage (GP) and the mean germination time (MGT), while PYT500 x BCH2 led to noteworthy elevations of seed vigor (SV) in both seasons. The heat map illustrating the studied soil chemical properties fluctuates between positive and negative. In short, the application of BCH has profoundly desirable effects on the soil chemical properties depending on the PYTs and BCH addition rates.

DOI

10.21608/aujes.2024.288879.1240

Keywords

Palm-tree-fronds-derived biochar, soil chemical properties, pyrolysis temperature, biochar-addition rate, Barley germination parameters

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Awad

MiddleName

Abd El-aziz Mahmoud

Affiliation

Department of Soils and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University

Email

ahmed.abdelaziz@agr.aswu.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0001-6352-191X

First Name

Murtada

Last Name

Omar

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Department of soils and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University

Email

mortada.baron@gmail.com

City

Aswan

Orcid

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Ghallab

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Affiliation

Department of soils and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University

Email

ahmed.ghallab@agr.aswu.edu.eg

City

Aswan

Orcid

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First Name

Ali

Last Name

Abd El-Galil

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of soils and water, Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University

Email

ali_abdelgalil@yahoo.com

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Volume

5

Article Issue

2

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48621

Issue Date

2024-06-01

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2024-05-11

Publish Date

2024-06-01

Page Start

202

Page End

228

Print ISSN

2735-4229

Online ISSN

2735-4237

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https://aujes.journals.ekb.eg/article_361902.html

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6

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Original Research

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1,615

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Publication Title

Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies

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https://aujes.journals.ekb.eg/

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Biochar: A Surrogate Approach to Modulating Soil Chemical Properties and Germination Parameters of Barley Seedlings Grown in saline-calcareous soil

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Created At

28 Dec 2024