Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effects of Biochar on Paddy Soil Fertility Under Different Water Management Modes

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In order to ascertain the effects of biochar on paddy soil fertility under different water management modes, two types of biochar as rice straw biochar (RSC) and rice husk biochar (RHC) were applied into two types of paddy soils, sandy loam (soil I) and silty loam (soil II). Five biochar application rates as 0 (CK), 5 (C1), 10 (C2), 20 (C3), and 50 (C4) g kg−1 were used under three water management modes, i.e., flooded irrigation (FI), intermittent irrigation (II), and wet irrigation (WI); all treatments are incubated for 60 days. The biochar application increased soil water holding capacity (WHC) (0.88–47.93%), pH (− 0.03–1.61 units), cation exchange capacity (CEC) (0.1–3.4 cmol kg−1), soil organic matter (SOM) (2.35–229.31%), total nitrogen (TN) (4.88–86.84%), available phosphorus (P) (0–171.74%), and potassium (K) (0.25–14.47 times). The increased nutrient content of soil I was higher than that of soil II, and the increase by RSC was significantly greater than that by RHC. In addition, the II mode or WI mode was more beneficial to increase soil pH, available P, and CEC. The water management modes, biochar types, and its dosage, as well as soil type and their interaction, had remarkable effects on soil improvement of paddy soil fertility. The study showed that biochar applied under intermittent and wet irrigation modes offers a good potential for the improvement of paddy soil fertility than flooding irrigation mode.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Agegnehu G, Srivastava AK, Bird MI (2017) The role of biochar and biochar-compost in improving soil quality and crop performance: a review. Appl Soil Ecol 119:156–170

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ahmed A, Kurian J, Raghavan V (2016) Biochar influences on agricultural soils, crop production, and the environment: a review. Environ Rev 24(4):495–502

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Amin AEEAZ (2020) Bagasse pith-vinasse biochar effects on carbon emission and nutrient release in calcareous sandy soil. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 20(1):220–231

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Antal MJ, Gronli M (2003) The art, science and technology of charcoal production. Ind Eng Chem Res 42(8):1619–1640

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Atkinson CJ, Fitzgerald JD, Hipps NA (2010) Potential mechanisms for achieving agricultural benefits from biochar application to temperate soils:a review. Plant Soil 337(1–2):1–18

  • Berihun T, Tadele M, Kebede F (2017) The application of biochar on soil acidity and other physico-chemical properties of soils in southern Ethiopia. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 180(3):381–388

  • Bhattacharjya S, Chandra R, Pareek N, Raverkar KP (2016) Biochar and crop residue application to soil: effect on soil biochemical properties, nutrient availability and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Arch Agron Soil Sci 62:1095–1108

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bornø ML, Müller-Stöver DS, Liu F (2018) Contrasting effects of biochar on phosphorus dynamics and bioavailability in different soil types. Sci Total Environ 627:963–974

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cheng CH, Lehmann J, Thies JE, Burton SD, Engelhard MH (2006) Oxidation of black carbon by biotic and abiotic processes. Org Geochem 37(11):1477–1488

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chintala R, Mollinedo J, Schumacher TE, Malo DD, Julson JL (2014) Effect of biochar on chemical properties of acidic soil. Arch Agron Soil Sci 60(3):393–404

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cornelissen G, Kukulska Z, Kalaitzidis S, Christanis K, Gustafsson O (2004) Relations between environmental black carbon sorption and geochemical sorbent characteristics. Environ Sci Technol 38(13):3632–3640

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • De Meyer A, Poesen J, Isabirye M, Deckers J, Rates D (2011) Soil erosion rate in tropical villages: a case study from Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda. Catena 84:89–98

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Demirbas A (2004) Effects of temperature and particle size on biochar yield from pyrolysis of agricultural residues. Anal Appl Pyrol 72(2):243–248

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • El-Naggar A, Lee SS, Awad YM, Yang X, Ryu C, Rizwan M, Rinklebe J, Tsang DCW, Ok YS (2018) Influence of soil properties and feedstocks on biochar potential for carbon mineralization and improvement of infertile soils. Geoderma 332:100–108

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gao S, Hoffman-Krull K, DeLuca TH (2017) Soil biochemical properties and crop productivity following application of locally produced biochar at organic farms on Waldron Island, WA. Biogeochemistry 136(1):31–46

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Glaser B, Haumaier L, Guggenberger G, Zech W (1998) Black carbon in soils: the use of benzenecarboxylic acids as specific markers. Org Geochem 29(4):811–819

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gul S, Whalen JK, Thomas BW, Sachdeva V, Deng H (2015) Physico-chemical properties and microbial responses in biochar-amended soils: mechanisms and future directions. Agric Ecosyst Environ 206:46–59

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Guo JH, Liu XJ, Zhang Y, Shen JL, Han WX, Zhang WF, Christie P, Goulding KWT, Vitousek PM, Zhang FS (2010) Significant acidification in major Chinese croplands. Science 327(5968):1008–1010

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Jačka L, Trakal L, Ouředníček P, Pohořelý M, Šípek V (2018) Biochar presence in soil significantly decreased saturated hydraulic conductivity due to swelling. Soil Till Res 184:181–185

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Karimi A, Moezzi A, Chorom M, Enayatizamir N (2019). Application of biochar changed the status of nutrients and biological activity in a calcareous soil. J soil Sci plant Nutr, pp 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-019-00129-5

  • Khan WU, Ramzani PMA, Anjum S, Abbas F, Iqbal M, Yasar A, Ihsan MZ, Anwar MN, Baqar M, Tauqeer HM, Virk ZA, Khan SA (2017) Potential of miscanthus biochar to improve sandy soil health, in situ nickel immobilization in soil and nutritional quality of spinach. Chemosphere 185:1144–1156

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Laghari M, Mirjat MS, Hu Z, Fazal S, Xiao B, Hu M, Chen Z, Guo D (2015) Effects of biochar application rate on sandy desert soil properties and sorghum growth. Catena 135:313–320

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Laird DA, Fleming P, Davis DD, Horton R, Wang B, Karlen DL (2010) Impact of biochar amendments on the quality of a typical Midwestern agricultural soil. Geoderma 158(3–4):443–449

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lehmann J, Silva JPD, Steiner C, Nehls T, Zech W, Glaser B (2003) Nutrient availability and leaching in an archaeological anthrosol and a ferralsol of the central amazon basin: fertilizer, manure and charcoal amendments. Plant Soil 249(2):343–357

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lehmann J, Gaunt J, Rondon M (2006) Biochar sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems: a review. Mitig Adapt Strat Global Change 11(2):403–427

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lim TJ, Spokas KA, Feyereisen G, Novak JM (2016) Predicting the impact of biochar additions on soil hydraulic properties. Chemosphere 142:136–144

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Madari BE, Silva MAS, Carvalho Márcia TM, Maia AHN, Petter FA, Santos JLS, Tsaid SM, Leala WGO, Zevianie WM (2017) Properties of a sandy clay loam haplic ferralsol and soybean grain yield in a five-year field trial as affected by biochar amendment. Geoderma 305:100–112

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Motaghian H, Hosseinpur A, Safian M (2019) The effects of sugarcane-derived biochar on phosphorus release characteristics in a calcareous soil. J soil Sci plant Nutr, pp 1-9

  • Muhammad N, Dai Z, Xiao K, Meng J, Brookes PC, Liu X, Wang H, Wu J, Xu J (2014) Changes in microbial community structure due to biochars generated from different feedstocks and their relationships with soil chemical properties. Geoderma 226–227:270–278

  • Pandian K, Subramaniayan P, Gnasekaran P, Chitraputhirapillai S (2016) Effect of biochar amendment on soil physical, chemical and biological properties and groundnut yield in rainfed Alfisol of semi-arid tropics. Arch Agron Soil Sci 62:1293–1310

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rékási M, Szili-Kovács T, Takács T, Bernhardt B, Puspán I, Kovács R, Kutasi J, Draskovits E, Molnár S, Molnár M, Uzinger N (2019) Improving the fertility of sandy soils in the temperate region by combined biochar and microbial inoculant treatments. Arch Agron Soil Sci 65(1):44–57

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Subedi R, Taupe N, Pelissetti S, Petruzzelli L, Bertora C, Leahy JJ, Grignani C (2016) Greenhouse gas emissions and soil properties following amendment with manure-derived biochars: influence of pyrolysis temperature and feedstock type. J Environ Manag 166:73–83

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Tan ZX, Lin CSK, Ji XY, Rainey TJ (2017) Returning biochar to fields: a review. Appl Soil Ecol 116:1–11

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Tao L, Li F, Liu C, Feng X, Gu L, Wang B, Wen S, Xu M (2019) Mitigation of soil acidification through changes in soil mineralogy due to long-term fertilization in southern China. Catena 174:227–234

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Villagra-Mendoza K, Horn R (2018) Effect of biochar addition on hydraulic functions of two textural soils. Geoderma 326:88–95

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wang HY, Wang XC, Zhang YJ, Dai L, Xu MM, Ding YJ (2016) Comparison of biochars characteristics from biomass residues produced through slow pyrolysis. J Northeast Agric Univ 47(5):83–90 (in Chinese)

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wang ZY, Chen L, Sun FL, Luo XX, Wang HF, Liu GC, Hu ZH, Jiang ZX, Pan B, Zheng H (2017) Effects of adding biochar on the properties and nitrogen bioavailability of an acidic soil. Eur J Soil Sci 68:559–572

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Weber K, Quicker P (2018) Properties of biochar. Fuel 217:240–261

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wu Y, Xu G, Shao HB (2014) Furfural and its biochar improve the general properties of a saline soil. Solid Earth 5(2):665–671

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yao Q, Liu J, Yu Z, Li Y, Jin J, Liu X, Wang G (2017) Three years of biochar amendment alters soil physiochemical properties and fungal community composition in a black soil of Northeast China. Soil Biol Biochem 110:56–67

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhai L, Caiji Z, Liu J, Wang H, Ren T, Gai X, Xi B, Liu H (2015) Short-term effects of maize residue biochar on phosphorus availability in two soils with different phosphorus sorption capacities. Biol Fert Soils 51(1):113–122

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zwieten LV, Kimber S, Morris S, Chan KY, Downie A, Rust J, Joseph S, Cowie A (2010) Effects of biochar from slow pyrolysis of papermill waste on agronomic performance and soil fertility. Plant Soil 327:235–246

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31660372); Special Funds of the Rice Industry System of Jiangxi Province (JXARS-02-03); The Key Research Plan of Jiangxi Province (20161ACF60013); The Young Scientists Fund of Jiangxi Province (20153BCB23015); and the Young and Middle-aged Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talents Special Project (Gan ke Ji zi (2018) No. 175).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China

    Le Chen, Mengjie Liu, Qiancong Zhou, Siwei Zhan, Yingchi Chen, Xiaohua Pan & Yongjun Zeng

  2. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mareeba, QLD, 4880, Australia

    Asjad Ali

Authors
  1. Le Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Mengjie Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Asjad Ali
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Qiancong Zhou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Siwei Zhan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Yingchi Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Xiaohua Pan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Yongjun Zeng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Contributions

Le Chen, Xiaohua Pan, and Yongjun Zeng conceived and designed research. Le Chen, Mengjie Liu, Qiancong Zhou, Siwei Zhan, and Yingchi Chen conducted experiments. Le Chen analyzed data and wrote the manuscript. Asjad Ali provided a language help. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Yongjun Zeng.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Additional information

Publisher’s note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Chen, L., Liu, M., Ali, A. et al. Effects of Biochar on Paddy Soil Fertility Under Different Water Management Modes. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 20, 1810–1818 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00252-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00252-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation