Application of biochars to sandy and silty soil failed to increase maize yield under common agricultural practice

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 144, Issue , 2014, Pages 184-194

  Borchard, Nils ^a,e   Siemens, Jan ^a   Ladd, Brenton ^a,b,c   Möller, Andreas ^d   Amelung, Wulf ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CIENTÍFICA DEL SUR   (Peru)

^d Federal Institute for Geo Science and Natural Resources   (Germany)

^e FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biochar; Black carbon stability; Crop yield; Gasification; Pyrolysis; Temperate climate

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; GASIFICATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NUTRIENTS; PYROLYSIS;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; BIO CHARS; BLACK CARBON; CROP YIELD; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; TEMPERATE CLIMATE; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; IMMOBILIZATION; MAIZE; MESOCOSM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PYROLYSIS; SANDY SOIL; SILTY SOIL; STABILIZATION; TROPICAL SOIL;

EID: 84905652879     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2014.07.016     Document Type: Article

References (75)

1. Abel S., Peters A., Trinks S., Schonsky H., Facklam M., Wessolek G. Impact of biochar and hydrochar addition on water retention and water repellency of sandy soil. Geoderma 2013, 202-203:183-191.
2. Ad-hoc-AG-Boden Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung (KA5) 2005, Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, Germany. fifth ed.
3. Alburquerque J.A., Calero J.M., Barrón V., Torrent J., del Campillo M.C., Gallardo A., Villar R. Effects of biochars produced from different feedstocks on soil properties and sunflower growth. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2014, 177:16-25.
4. Anderson M.J. A new method for non-parametric multivariate analysis of variance. Austral Ecol. 2001, 26:32-46.
5. Aroca R., Porcel R., Ruiz-Lozano J.M. Regulation of root water uptake under abiotic stress conditions. J. Exp. Bot. 2012, 63:43-57.
6. Atkinson C.J., Fitzgerald J.D., Hipps N.A. Potential mechanisms for achieving agricultural benefits from biochar application to temperate soils: a review. Plant Soil 2010, 337:1-18.
7. Bargmann I., Martens R., Rillig M.C., Kruse A., Kücke M. Hydrochar amendment promotes microbial immobilization of mineral nitrogen. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2014, 177:59-67.
8. Beesley L., Dickinson N. Carbon and trace element fluxes in the pore water of an urban soil following greenwaste compost woody and biochar amendments, inoculated with the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris. Soil Biol. Biochem. 2011, 43:188-196.
9. Biederman L.A., Harpole W.S. Biochar and its effects on plant productivity and nutrient cycling: a meta-analysis. Glob. Change Biol. Bioenergy 2013, 5:202-214.
10. Borchard N., Prost K., Kautz T., Möller A., Siemens J. Sorption of copper(II) and sulphate to different biochars before and after composting with farmyard manure. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 2012, 63:399-409.
11. Borchard N., Wolf A., Laabs V., Aeckersberg R., Scherer H.W., Möller A., Amelung W. Physical activation of biochar and its meaning for soil fertility and nutrient leaching - a greenhouse experiment. Soil Use Manag. 2012, 28:177-184.
12. Brockhoff S.R., Christians N.E., Killorn R.J., Horton R., Davis D.D. Physical and mineral-nutrition properties of sand-based turfgrass root zones amended with biochar. Agron. J. 2010, 102:1627-1631.
13. Brodowski S., John B., Flessa H., Amelung W. Aggregate-occluded black carbon in soil. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 2006, 57:539-546.
14. Brodowski S., Rodionov A., Haumaier L., Glaser B., Amelung W. Revised black carbon assessment using benzene polycarboxylic acids. Org. Geochem. 2005, 36:1299-1310.
15. Carter M.R., Gregorich E.G. Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis 2007, CRC Press and Taylor & Francis, Bota Rocan. second ed.
16. 2 emissions from a sandy loam soil - the role of soil aeration. Soil Biol. Biochem. 2012, 51:125-134.
17. Cayuela M.L., Oenema O., Kuikman P.J., Bakker R.R., Van Groenigen J.W. Bioenergy by-products as soil amendments? Implications for carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions. GCB Bioenergy 2010, 2:201-213.
18. Cayuela M.L., van Zwieten L., Singh B.P., Jeffery S., Roig A., Sánchez-Monedero M.A. Biochar's role in mitigating soil nitrous oxide emissions: a review and meta-analysis. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2014, 191:5-16.
19. Clough T., Condron L., Kammann C., Müller C. A review of biochar and soil nitrogen dynamics. Agronomy 2013, 3:275-293.
20. Deenik J.L., McClellan T., Uehara G., Antal M.J., Campbell S. Charcoal volatile matter content influences plant growth and soil nitrogen transformations. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 2010, 74:1259-1270.
21. Demeyer A., Voundi Nkana J.C., Verloo M.G. Characteristics of wood ash and influence on soil properties and nutrient uptake: an overview. Bioresour. Technol. 2001, 77:287-295.
22. 13C isotopic discrimination in maize at varying water stress and at low to high nitrogen availability. Plant Soil 2006, 282:313-326.
23. Farquhar G.D., Ehleringer J.R., Hubick K.T. Carbon isotope discrimination and photosynthesis. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 1989, 40:503-537.
24. Gaskin J.W., Speir R.A., Harris K., Das K.C., Lee R.D., Morris L.A., Fisher D.S. Effect of peanut hull and pine chip biochar on soil nutrients corn nutrient status, and yield. Agron. J. 2010, 102:623-633.
25. Glaser B., Haumaier L., Guggenberger G., Zech W. Black carbon in soils: the use of benzenecarboxylic acids as specific markers. Org. Geochem. 1998, 29:811-819.
26. Glaser B., Lehmann J., Zech W. Ameliorating physical and chemical properties of highly weathered soils in the tropics with charcoal - a review. Biol. Fertil. Soils 2002, 35:219-230.
27. Godfray H.C.J., Beddington J.R., Crute I.R., Haddad L., Lawrence D., Muir J.F., Pretty J., Robinson S., Thomas S.M., Toulmin C. Food security: the challenge of feeding 9 billion people. Science 2010, 327:812-818.
28. Hamer U., Marschner B., Brodowski S., Amelung W. Interactive priming of black carbon and glucose mineralisation. Org. Geochem. 2004, 35:823-830.
29. Hammes K., Schmidt M.W.I., Smernik R.J., Currie L.A., Ball W.P., Nguyen T.H., Louchouarn P., Houel S., Gustafsson Ö., Elmquist M., Cornelissen G., Skjemstad J.O., Masiello C.A., Song J., Peng P.a.Mitra S., Dunn J.C., Hatcher P.G., Hockaday W.C., Smith D.M., Hartkopf-Fröder C., Böhmer A., Lüer B., Huebert B.J., Amelung W., Brodowski S., Huang L., Zhang W., Gschwend P.M., Flores-Cervantes D.X., Largeau C., Rouzaud J.-N., Rumpel C., Guggenberger G., Kaiser K., Rodionov A., Gonzalez-Vila F.J., Gonzalez-Perez J.A., de la Rosa J.M., Manning D.A.C., López-Capél E., Ding L. Comparison of quantification methods to measure fire-derived (black/elemental) carbon in soils and sediments using reference materials from soil, water, sediment and the atmosphere. Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles 2007, 21:GB3016.
30. Hammes K., Smernik R.J., Skjemstad J.O., Herzog A., Vogt U.F., Schmidt M.W.I. Synthesis and characterisation of laboratory-charred grass straw (Oryza saliva) and chestnut wood (Castanea sativa) as reference materials for black carbon quantification. Org. Geochem. 2006, 37:1629-1633.
31. Hbirkou C., Martius C., Khamzina A., Lamers J.P.A., Welp G., Amelung W. Reducing topsoil salinity and raising carbon stocks through afforestation in Khorezm, Uzbekistan. J. Arid Environ. 2011, 75:146-155.
32. Jeffery S., Verheijen F.G.A., van der Velde M., Bastos A.C. A quantitative review of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity using meta-analysis. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2011, 144:175-187.
33. Jones D.L., Rousk J., Edwards-Jones G., DeLuca T.H., Murphy D.V. Biochar-mediated changes in soil quality and plant growth in a three year field trial. Soil Biol. Biochem. 2012, 45:113-124.
34. Joseph S., Peacocke C., Lehmann J., Munroe P. Developing a biochar classification and test methods. Biochar for Environmental Management: Science and Technology 2009, 107-126. Earthscan, London, UK. J. Lehmann, S. Joseph (Eds.).
35. Joseph S.D., Camps-Arbestain M., Lin Y., Munroe P., Chia C.H., Hook J., van Zwieten L., Kimber S., Cowie A., Singh B.P., Lehmann J., Foidl N., Smernik R.J., Amonette J.E. An investigation into the reactions of biochar in soil. Aust. J. Soil Res. 2010, 48:501-515.
36. Joseph S., Graber E.R., Chia C., Munroe P., Donne S., Thomas T., Nielsen S., Marjo C., Rutlidge H., Pan G.X., Li L., Taylor P., Rawal A., Hook J. Shifting paradigms: development of high-efficiency biochar fertilizers based on nano-structures and soluble components. Carbon Manag. 2013, 4:323-343.
37. Keiluweit M., Nico P.S., Johnson M.G., Kleber M. Dynamic molecular structure of plant biomass-derived black carbon (biochar). Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44:1247-1253.
38. Kimetu J., Lehmann J., Ngoze S., Mugendi D., Kinyangi J., Riha S., Verchot L., Recha J., Pell A. Reversibility of soil productivity decline with organic matter of differing quality along a degradation gradient. Ecosystems 2008, 11:726-739.
39. Kishimoto S., Sugiura G. Charcoal as a soil conditioner. Symposium on Forest Products Research International Achievements and the Future 1985, 12-23.
40. Kloss S., Zehetner F., Wimmer B., Buecker J., Rempt F., Soja G. Biochar application to temperate soils: effects on soil fertility and crop growth under greenhouse conditions. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2014, 177:3-15.
41. 14C labeling. Soil Biol. Biochem. 2009, 41:210-219.
42. Liang B., Lehmann J., Solomon D., Kinyangi J., Grossman J., O'Neill B., Skjemstad J.O., Thies J., Luizão F.J., Petersen J., Neves E.G. Black carbon increases cation exchange capacity in soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 2006, 70:1719-1730.
43. Libra J.A., Ro K.S., Kammann C., Funke A., Berge N.D., Neubauer Y., Titirici M.-M., Fühner C., Bens O., Kern J., Emmerich K.-H. Hydrothermal carbonization of biomass residuals: a comparative review of the chemistry, processes and applications of wet and dry pyrolysis. Biofuels 2011, 2:71-106.
44. 2?. Funct. Plant Biol. 2002, 29:1115-1120.
45. Meyer S., Glaser B., Quicker P. Technical economical and climate related aspects of biochar production technologies: a literature review. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45:9473-9483.
46. Mohd A., Ab Karim Ghani W.A.W., Resitanim N.Z., Sanyang L. A review: carbon dioxide capture: bomass-derived-biochar and its applications. J. Dispers. Sci. Technol. 2013, 34:974-984.
47. Nelson N.O., Agudelo S.C., Yuan W., Gan J. Nitrogen and phosphorus availability in biochar-amended soils. Soil Sci. 2011, 176:218-226.
48. Nguyen B.T., Lehmann J.C., Kinyangi J., Smernik R., Riha S.J., Engelhard M.H. Long-term black carbon dynamics in cultivated soil. Biogeochemistry 2008, 89:295-308.
49. Novak J.M., Busscher W.J., Laird D.L., Ahmedna M., Watts D.W., Niandou M.A.S. Impact of biochar amendment on fertility of a southeastern coastal plain soil. Soil Sci. 2009, 174(2):105-112.
50. Novak J., Cantrell K., Watts D., Busscher W., Johnson M. Designing relevant biochars as soil amendments using lignocellulosic-based and manure-based feedstocks. J. Soils Sediments 2014, 14:330-343.
51. Ohno T., Erich S.M. Effect of wood ash application on soil pH and soil test nutrient levels. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 1990, 32:223-239.
52. 15N) stable isotope composition in plant and soil in Southern Patagonia's native forests. Glob. Change Biol. 2012, 18:311-321.
53. Rajkovich S., Enders A., Hanley K., Hyland C., Zimmerman A., Lehmann J. Corn growth and nitrogen nutrition after additions of biochars with varying properties to a temperate soil. Biol. Fertil. Soils 2012, 48:271-284.
54. Rondon M., Lehmann J., Ramírez J., Hurtado M. Biological nitrogen fixation by common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) increases with bio-char additions. Biol. Fertil. Soils 2007, 43:699-708.
55. Schneider M.P.W., Lehmann J., Schmidt M.W.I. Charcoal quality does not change over a century in a tropical agro-ecosystem. Soil Biol. Biochem. 2011, 43:1992-1994.
56. Schulz H., Dunst G., Glaser B. Positive effects of composted biochar on plant growth and soil fertility. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 2013, 33:814-827.
57. Singh B., Singh B.P., Cowie A.L. Characterisation and evaluation of biochars for their application as a soil amendment. Aust. J. Soil Res. 2010, 48:516-525.
58. Singh B.P., Hatton B.J., Singh B., Cowie A., Kathuria A. Influence of biochars on nitrous oxide emission and nitrogen leaching from two contrasting soils. J. Environ. Qual. 2010, 39:1224-1235.
59. Singh B.P., Cowie A.L., Smernik R.J. Biochar carbon stability in a clayey soil as a function of feedstock and pyrolysis temperature. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46:11770-11778.
60. Sohi S.P., Krull E., Lopez-Capel E., Bol R. A review of biochar and its use and function in soil. Adv. Agron. 2010, 105:47-82.
61. Spokas K.A., Novak J.M., Stewart C.E., Cantrell K.B., Uchimiya M., DuSaire M.G., Ro K.S. Qualitative analysis of volatile organic compounds on biochar. Chemosphere 2011, 85:869-882.
62. Spokas K.A., Cantrell K.B., Novak J.M., Archer D.W., Ippolito J.A., Collins H.P., Boateng A.A., Lima I.M., Lamb M.C., McAloon A.J., Lentz R.D., Nichols K.A. Biochar: a synthesis of its agronomic impact beyond carbon sequestration. J. Environ. Qual. 2012, 41:973-989.
63. Steiner C., Blum W.E.H., Zech W., de Macedo J.L.V., Teixeira W.G., Lehmann J., Nehls T. Long term effects of manure, charcoal and mineral fertilization on crop production and fertility on a highly weathered Central Amazonian upland soil. Plant Soil 2007, 291:275-290.
64. Steiner C., Glaser B., Teixeira W.G., Lehmann J., Blum W.E.H., Zech W. Nitrogen retention and plant uptake on a highly weathered Central Amazonian ferralsol amended with compost and charcoal. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2008, 171:893-899.
65. Sun F., Lu S. Biochars improve aggregate stability, water retention, and pore-space properties of clayey soil. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2014, 177:26-33.
66. Taghizadeh-Toosi A., Clough T., Sherlock R., Condron L. Biochar adsorbed ammonia is bioavailable. Plant Soil 2011, 350:57-69.
67. Taheripour F., Hertel T.W., Tyner W.E., Beckman J.F., Birur D.K. Biofuels and their by-products: global economic and environmental implications. Biomass Bioenergy 2010, 34:278-289.
68. Tammeorg P., Simojoki A., Mäkelä P., Stoddard F., Alakukku L., Helenius J. Biochar application to a fertile sandy clay loam in boreal conditions: effects on soil properties and yield formation of wheat, turnip rape and faba bean. Plant Soil 2013, 1-19.
69. Tryon E.H. Effect of charcoal on certain physical, chemical, and biological properties of forest soils. Ecol. Monogr. 1948, 18:81-115.
70. Uzoma K.C., Inoue M., Andry H., Fujimaki H., Zahoor A., Nishihara E. Effect of cow manure biochar on maize productivity under sandy soil condition. Soil Use Manag. 2011, 27:205-212.
71. Vaccari F.P., Baronti S., Lugato E., Genesio L., Castaldi S., Fornasier F., Miglietta F. Biochar as a strategy to sequester carbon and increase yield in durum wheat. Eur. J. Agron. 2011, 34:231-238.
72. van Zwieten L., Kimber S., Downie A., Morris S., Petty S., Rust J., Chan K.Y. A glasshouse study on the interaction of low mineral ash biochar with nitrogen in a sandy soil. Soil Res. 2010, 48:569-576.
73. Wardle D.A., Nilsson M.-C., Zackrisson O. Fire-derived charcoal causes loss of forest humus. Science 2008, 320:629.
74. Woolf D., Amonette J., Street-Perrott A., Lehmann J., Joseph S. Sustainable biochar to mitigate global climate change. Nat. Commun. 2010, 1:1-9.
75. Zimmerman A.R., Gao B., Ahn M.-Y. Positive and negative carbon mineralization priming effects among a variety of biochar-amended soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 2011, 43:1169-1179.