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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022

Characterization of halophyte biochar and its effects on water and salt contents in saline soil.

Xinliang Dong, Jintao Wang, Xiaojing Liu, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Hongyong Sun

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Xinliang DongKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hebei, 050021, China.
Jintao WangKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hebei, 050021, China. jtwang@sjziam.ac.cn.
Xiaojing LiuKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hebei, 050021, China.
Bhupinder Pal SinghUniversity of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia.
Hongyong SunKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hebei, 050021, China.

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Hebei Province Science and Technology Support Program 19227309DNatural Science Foundation of Hebei Province D2019503071Young Scientists Fund 41907017
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Biochar is a beneficial soil amendment; however, biochar-based properties are mainly determined by the feedstocks and the pyrolysis temperature. Nevertheless, considering the vast biomass of halophyte, little is known about how the halophyte-derived biochar improves saline soils. In this study, we firstly produced biochars by using three different halophytes, including Tamarix chinensis (recretohalophyte), Suaeda salsa (euhalophyte), and Phragmites australis (pseudo-halophyte) at 300, 500, and 700 °C, and compared their chemical and physical properties. We applied halophyte (Tamarix chinensis and Phragmites australis) biochars (pyrolysis at 500 °C) into 0-20 cm saline soil at 2% and 4% (w/w) rates to investigate the saline soil water, salt, and pH dynamics in a 12-month column experiment. The results showed that as the pyrolytic temperature increase, biochar yield and pore diameter decreased by 37.5-44.0% and 34.6-89.7%, respectively; in contrast, biochar pH, specific surface area, and total volume increased by 24.8-47.8%, 3-37 times and 1-9 times, respectively. The halophyte types significantly controlled biochar carbon and dissolved salt content and electrical conductivity. Halophyte biochar application can increase soil water and salt content, and application of 4% of Tamarix chinensis-derived biochar can increase more soil moisture than the soil salinity, and it can maintain soil pH at a stable level, which would be a potential way to improve saline soil properties. The results are valuable for choosing halophyte types and optimizing pyrolytic temperatures for halophyte biochar production through specific environmental usage.

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Salt-Tolerant PlantsSoilCharcoalWaterbiocharCharcoalSoilWaterPyrolysisSalt tolerant plantSoil moistureSoil pHSoil salinity

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