The Mineral Biochar Alters the Biochemical and Microbial Properties of the Soil and the Grain Yield of Hordeum vulgare L. under Drought Stress
Author:
Nasiri Sajjad1, Andalibi Babak1ORCID, Tavakoli Afshin1, Delavar Mohammad Amir2ORCID, El-Keblawy Ali3ORCID, Zwieten Lukas Van4ORCID, Mastinu Andrea5ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Genetic and Plant Production, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45371-38791, Iran 2. Department of Soil Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45371-38791, Iran 3. Department of Applied Biology, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 72772, United Arab Emirates 4. Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney 1466, Australia 5. Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Abstract
Biochar improves soil physical, biochemical, and microbial properties, leading to the amelioration of soil fertility, which, in turn, results in better growth and yield in crop plants. The current study aimed to evaluate whether using different levels of biochar can enhance soil characteristics and plant attributes. Accordingly, an experimental study was conducted in 2022 using a randomized complete block design with four replications (n = 4) in the experimental glasshouse of the University of Zanjan, in which two regimes of irrigation (D0, full irrigation as the control; D1, water scarcity was applied immediately after the flowering stage for two weeks) and four levels of natural mineral biochar (0% as the control treatment, 0.25, 0.5, and 1% of soil weight) were applied. The results indicated that drought substantially decreased the organic carbon content of the soil and the grain yield while increasing the available phosphorous, soil carbohydrate content, and microbial biomass of the soil. Biochar could considerably alter the means of the studied soil quality parameters and the barley grain yield. Adding biochar could be considered a valid strategy to increase the resistance of plants to drought.
Subject
Nature and Landscape Conservation,Ecology,Global and Planetary Change
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