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Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research

Research Article | Published February 2020 | Volume 8, Issue 2 pp. 33-47.

doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jacr_v8i2.19.168

 

Effect of biochar and its combined application with manure and fertilizer on nitrogen leaching, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and grain yield under alternate wetting and drying (AWD) system

 



 

 

Visal Vat1, 3

Amnat Chidthaisong1, 2, 3

Sirintornthep Towprayoon1, 2, 3*

 

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1. The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand.

2. Earth Systems Science Research Cluster (ESS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Bangkok, Thailand.

3. Center of Excellence on Energy Technology and Environment (CEE), PERDO, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand.


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Citation: Vat V, Chidthaisong A, Towprayoon S (2020). Effect of biochar and its combined application with manure and fertilizer on nitrogen leaching, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and grain yield under alternate wetting and drying (AWD) system. J. Agric. Crop Res. 8(2):33-47.

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 Abstract 


The application of biochar to the adoption of alternate wetting and drying (AWD) system is crucial to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, soil nutrient retention, and maximize crop productivities in rice cultivation. In this study, the lysimeter experiment was carried out to determine the ability of biochar and its co-application with manure or fertilizer on nitrogen (N) leaching, GHG emissions, and grain yield under the AWD system. The results showed that biochar application alone could not reduce the total NH4+ –N and NO3– –N losses as compared to control. N loss varied depending on the N input and peaked mainly in the combined treatment soil especially after fertilization and re-watering of the AWD system. However, the total CH4 emissions were reduced by 20.92 to 25.75% in soils amended with biochar alone while N4O emissions were sharply reduced by 6.84 to 13.46%, respectively, compared to control. Both CH4 and N2O peaked in the following day after fertilizer, while CH4 reduced during AWD and N2O increased. Biochar co-application was increased by N leaching loss with higher emissions due to high N input to the system. The results show that biochar application alone significantly (p < 0.05) increased rice yields by 9.49 to 14.10% compared to treatment without it. In addition, the co-application with both manure and fertilizer were increased grain yield but nevertheless high GHG emission. When compared biochar combination between manure and fertilizer, we found it was beneficial in terms of yield production with lower emissions in biochar with manure than with fertilizer.

Keywords  Biochar application    alternate wetting and drying    leaching   climate change   productivity  

 

 

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