Biochar application on paddy and purple soils in southern China: soil carbon and biotic activity
| Autor: | Xianyi Xiao, Aigai Zhang, Kuanxin He, Guoshun Liu, Zhengyang Niu, Chengwei Guan, Shen Yan, Nianlei Wang, He Zhang, Haitao Yan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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soil microorganism
complex mixtures soil respiration Soil respiration 03 medical and health sciences Human fertilization Biochar biochar lcsh:Science 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences Multidisciplinary paddy soil business.industry Biology (Whole Organism) 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Soil carbon Crop rotation Southern china Agronomy soil carbon pool Agriculture Soil water 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science lcsh:Q business Research Article purple soil |
| Zdroj: | Royal Society Open Science Royal Society Open Science, Vol 6, Iss 7 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2054-5703 |
| Popis: | Soil carbon reserves are the largest terrestrial carbon pools. Common agricultural practices, such as high fertilization rates and intensive crop rotation, have led to global-scale environmental changes, including decreased soil organic matter, lower carbon/nitrogen ratios and disruption of soil carbon pools. These changes have resulted in a decrease in soil microbial activity, severe reduction in soil fertility and transformation of soil nutrients, thereby causing soil nutrient imbalance, which seriously affects crop production. In this study, 16S rDNA-based analysis and static chamber-gas chromatography were used to elucidate the effects of continuous application of straw biochar on soil carbon pools and the soil microbial environments of two typical soil types (purple and paddy soils) in southern China. Application of biochar (1) improved the soil carbon pool and its activity, (2) significantly promoted the release of soil CO 2 and (3) improved the soil carbon environment. Soil carbon content was closely correlated with the abundance of organisms belonging to two orders, Lactobacillales and Bacteroidales, and, more specifically, to the genus Lactococcus . These results suggest that biochar affects the soil carbon environment and soil microorganism abundance, which in turn may improve the soil carbon pool. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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