Publication detail

The Role of Biochar Co-Pyrolyzed with Sawdust and Zeolite on Soil Microbiological and Physicochemical Attributes, Crop Agronomic, and Ecophysiological Performance

MUSTAFA, A. HOLÁTKO, J. HAMMERSCHMIEDT, T. KUČERÍK, J. KINTL, A. BALTAZÁR, T. MALÍČEK, O. BRTNICKÝ, M.

Original Title

The Role of Biochar Co-Pyrolyzed with Sawdust and Zeolite on Soil Microbiological and Physicochemical Attributes, Crop Agronomic, and Ecophysiological Performance

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The overuse of synthetic fertilizers has been associated with negative environmental consequences. The use of biochar in this regard has been recommended as a win-win strategy. However, our understanding on the comparative influences of biochar prepared from various feedstocks mixed with other bulking agents on soil health and crop performance remained limited. Therefore, in the present study, three types of biochar produced from sewage sludge, food, and agricultural waste were analyzed and compared for their effects on soil enzymes (dehydrogenase, DHA; & beta;-glucosidase, GLU; phosphatase, PHOS; urease, URE; N-acetyl-& beta;-D-glucosaminidase, NAG; and arylsulphatase, ARS), soil basal, as well as substrate-induced respirations and plant growth and physiology characters. The results revealed that food waste-derived biochar co-pyrolyzed with zeolite and/or sawdust was more effective in improving soil physicochemical properties and carbon and phosphorous cycling enzyme (DHA, GLU, and PHOS) activities in addition to soil basal respiration. While the influence of wastewater sewage sludge-derived biochar was more pronounced on urease, N-acetyl-& beta;-D-glucosaminidase, and arylsulphatase enzymes as well as plant biomass accumulation and physiological attributes. Moreover, agricultural waste-derived biochar was found to be effective in enhancing substrate-induced respirations. This study thus concluded that biochar derived from various feedstocks has the tendency to improve soil health and plant growth attributes which further depend on the type of modification prior to pyrolysis.

Keywords

Soil quality; Sustainable management; Climate change; Crop production; Nutrient cycling

Authors

MUSTAFA, A.; HOLÁTKO, J.; HAMMERSCHMIEDT, T.; KUČERÍK, J.; KINTL, A.; BALTAZÁR, T.; MALÍČEK, O.; BRTNICKÝ, M.

Released

14. 9. 2023

Publisher

Springer Nature

Location

CHAM

ISBN

0718-9516

Periodical

Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Year of study

23

Number

1

State

Republic of Chile

Pages from

4899

Pages to

4911

Pages count

13

URL

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42729-023-01428-8

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/245054

BibTex

@article{BUT187236,
  author="Adnan {Mustafa} and Jiří {Holátko} and Tereza {Hammerschmiedt} and Jiří {Kučerík} and Antonín {Kintl} and Tivadar {Baltazár} and Ondřej {Malíček} and Martin {Brtnický}",
  title="The Role of Biochar Co-Pyrolyzed with Sawdust and Zeolite on Soil Microbiological and Physicochemical Attributes, Crop Agronomic, and Ecophysiological Performance",
  journal="Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition",
  year="2023",
  volume="23",
  number="1",
  pages="4899--4911",
  doi="10.1007/s42729-023-01428-8",
  issn="0718-9516",
  url="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42729-023-01428-8"
}