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ArticlePloS one2024

Effects of the combination of biochar and organic fertilizer on soil properties and agronomic attributes of soybean (Glycine max L.).

Marianus Evarist Ngui, Yong-Hong Lin, I-Lang Wei, Chia-Chung Wang, Ya-Zhen Xu, Ying-Hong Lin

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Marianus Evarist NguiDepartment of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Yong-Hong LinDepartment of Plant Industry, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6888-9112
I-Lang WeiDepartment of Plant Industry, Soil and Fertilizer Laboratory, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Chia-Chung WangDepartment of Plant Industry, Soil and Fertilizer Laboratory, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Ya-Zhen XuDepartment of Plant Medicine, Molecular Plant Medicine Laboratory, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Ying-Hong LinDepartment of Plant Medicine, Molecular Plant Medicine Laboratory, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.

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Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the impacts of a combination of rice husk biochar and organic fertilizer on the physical and chemical properties of soil, the population of soil bacteria, the relative chlorophyll content of leaves, the development of soybean root nodules, and yield components under strongly acid soil conditions. A greenhouse and pot experiment was designed using a randomize complete block design with factorial 2 × 3 treatments and three replications. The experimental treatments comprised two rates of biochar (35 and 70 g/pot) and three rates of organic fertilizer (70, 105, and 140 g/pot). After 100 days of amendment of strongly acidic soils, the results showed that application of treatments B35F70 and B70F140 increased soil pH by 16.80% compared to the control group (CK). On the other hand, treatments B35F140 and B70F105 resulted in an increase of soil electrical conductivity by 66.67% compared to CK. In addition, after 100 days of amendment with treatments B35F105, B35F105, B35F140, B70F105, B70F70, B70F70, and B35F140, organic matter, available phosphorous (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn), organic matter, available phosphorous (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn), significantly increased when compared to the control group (CK). Treatment B35F140 increased relative leaf chlorophyll content and soybean seed weight per plant by 60.76% and 100.56%, respectively when compared to the CK. Furthermore, treatment B35F70 produced 125% more root nodules than CK. Moreover, each amended strongly acid soil resulted with a significant upsurge in total soil bacteria compared to the CK. Overall, statistics proved that a combination of biochar and organic fertilizer improved soil properties and soybean agronomic attributes.

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CharcoalFertilizersGlycine maxSoilAgricultureChlorophyllHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationPhosphorusPlant LeavesPlant RootsSoil MicrobiologybiocharCharcoalChlorophyllFertilizersPhosphorusSoil

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