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http://dx.doi.org/10.17137/korrae.2017.25.1.87

Effects of Biochar Pellet Application on the Growth of Pepper for Development of Carbon Sequestration Technology in Agricultural Practice  

Shin, JoungDu (Department of Climate Change and Agroecology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
Choi, YoungSu (Department of Climate Change and Agroecology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
Lee, SunIl (Department of Climate Change and Agroecology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
Hong, SeungChang (Department of Climate Change and Agroecology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
Lee, JongSik (Department of Climate Change and Agroecology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
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Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association / v.25, no.1, 2017 , pp. 87-92 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect on pepper growth to application of biochar pellet in case of development of soil carbon sequestration technology. The treatments consisted of control as a general agricultural practice method, pellet (100% pig compost), biochar pellets with mixture ratio of pig compost (9:1, 8:2, 6:4, 4:6, 2:8) for comparison of total carbon contents, $NH_4-N$ concentrations, and total biomass in the pots applied with biochar pellets after pepper harvesting. The application rates of biochar pellet was 8.8 g/pot regardless of their mixed rates based on recommended amount of application (440 kg/10a) for pepper cultivation. For the experimental results, Total carbon contents in the treatments were low from 1.8 to 2.6 fold as compared to the control. $NH_4-N$ concentrations were not significantly different among the treatment plots as compared to the control, but $NO_3-N$ was not detected in the all treatment plots. However, total biomass was not only significantly different between the control and 2:8 (biochar : pig compost) biochar pellet application plot even if the other treatments were low. Therefore, this biochar pellet application might be further modified for soil carbon sequestration in agricultural farming practices.
Keywords
Biochar pellet; carbon sequestration; growth responses; pepper;
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