Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.17137/korrae.2017.25.3.73

Evaluation of Efficiency to Plant Growth in Horticultural Soil Applied Biochar Pellet for Soil Carbon Sequestration  

Shin, JoungDu (Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Choi, YoungSu (Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Choi, Eunjung (Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Kim, MyungSook (Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Heo, JeongWook (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association / v.25, no.3, 2017 , pp. 73-78 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective of this experiment was to evaluate efficiency of application of biochar pellet in case of application of soil carbon sequestration technology. The treatments were consisted of control as 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 comparatives of pH, EC, $NH_4-N$ and $NO_3-N$ concentrations, and yields in the nursery bed applied biochar pellets after lettuce harvesting. The application rates of biochar pellet was 6.6g/pot regardless of their mixed rates based on recommended amount of application (330kg/10a) for lettuce cultivation. pH in the nursery bed applied different biochar pellets after lettuce harvesting was only increased in the treatment plot of pig compost pellet application, but decreased in 4:6 and 2:8 pellet application plots. However, EC was observed to be not significantly different among the treatments. $NH_4-N$ concentration was only increased in the treatment plot of pig compost pellet application, but $NO_3-N$ concentrations were decreased as compared to the control. Yields in the treatments of 9:1, 8:2 and 4:6 biochar pellet application plot were increased from 9.5% to 11.4%. Therefore, this biochar pellet application might be useful for soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation in the agricultural farming practices because it was appeared to be a positive effect on lettuce growth.
Keywords
Biochar pellet; carbon sequestration; growth responses; lettuce;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 1  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Laird, A. D., "The charcoal vision: a win-win-win scenario for simultaneously producing bioenergy, permanently sequestering carbon, while improving soil and water quality", Agron. J., 100(1), pp. 178-184. (2008).   DOI
2 MIFAFF, Annual Statistics in Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in 2009. Korean Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. (2010)
3 Hammes, K., & Schmidt, M., "Changes in biochar in soil", In J. Lemann, & S. Joseph (Eds.), Biochar for Environmental Management (pp. 169-182). Earthscan. (2009).
4 Lehmann, J., Rilling, M. C., Thies, J., Masiello, C. A., Hockaday, W. C., & Crowley, D., "Biochar effects on soil biota: a review", Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43, pp. 1812-1836. (2011).   DOI
5 Atkinson, C. J., Fitzgerald, J. D., & Hipps, N. A., "Potential mechanisms for achieving agricultural benefits from biochar application to temperate soils: a review", Plant and Soil, 337(1-2), pp. 1-18. (2010).   DOI
6 Shin, J., Lee, S., Park, W., Choi, Y., Hong, S., & Park, S., "Carbon sequestration in soil cooperated with organic composts and bio-char during corn (Zea mays) cultivation", J. of Agri. Chem. and Envi. 3, pp. 151-155. (2014).
7 Kimble, J. M., Lal, R., & Follett, R. R., "Agricultural practices and policy options for carbon sequestration: What we know and where we need to go", In J. M. Kimble, R. Lal, & R. F. Follet (Eds.), Agricultural practices and policies for carbon sequestration in soil (p. 512). New York: Lewis Publishers. (2002).
8 Batjes, N. H., "Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world", European Journal of Soil Science, 47, pp. 151-163. (1996).   DOI
9 Deluca, T.H., Mackenzie, M.D., Gundale, M.J., & Holben, W.E., "Wildfire-produced charcoal directly influences nitrogen cycling in Ponderosa Pine forests", Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 70 (2), pp. 448-453. (2006).   DOI
10 Rondon, M., Ramirez, J.A., & Lehmann, J., Greenhouse gas emissions decrease with charcoal additions to tropical soils. http://soil carboncenter.k-state.edu/conference/USDA/Abstracts/html/Abstract/Rondon.htm. (2005).
11 Knowles, O.A., Robinson, B.H., Contangelo, A., & Clucas, L., "Biochar for the mitigation of nitrate leaching from soil amended with biosolids", Sci. Total Environ. 409(17), pp. 3206-3210. (2011).   DOI
12 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. 171(6), pp. 893-899. (2008).   DOI
13 Clough, T., Bertram, J., Ray, J., Condron, L., O'Callaghan, M., Sherlock, R., & Wells, N., "Unweathered wood bio-char impact on nitrous oxide emissions from a bovine-urine amended pasture soil", Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 74(3), 852. (2010).   DOI
14 Laird, D., Fleming, P., Wang, B., Horton, R., & Karlen, D., "Biochar impact on nutrient leaching from a Midwestern agricultural soil", Geoderma. 158(3-4), pp. 436-442. (2010).   DOI
15 Clough, T., Condron, L., Kammann, C., & Muller, C.. "A review of biochar and soil nitrogen dynamics", Agronomy. 3, pp. 275-293. (2013).   DOI
16 Biederman L. A., & Harpole, W. S., "Biochar and its effects on plant productivity and nutrient cycling: a meta-analysis", GCB Bioenergy. 5, pp. 202-214. (2013).   DOI
17 Shin, J., Choi, Y., Lee S., Hong S., & Lee J., "Effects of Biochar Pellet Application on the Growth of Pepper for Development of Carbon Sequestration Technology in Agricultural Practice", J. of Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association, 25(1), pp. 87-92. (2017).
18 Fernandez-Escobar, R., Benlloch, M., Herrera, E., & Garcia-Novelo, J.M., "Effect of traditional and slow-release N fertilizers on growth of olive nursery plants and N losses by leaching", Scientia Horticulturae, 101(1-2), pp. 39-49. (2004).   DOI