Biochar enriched compost elevates mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) yield under different salt stresses
Md. Mehedi Hasan Mithu A # , Shamim Mia
A # * , Ayesa Akter Suhi A , Saraban Tahura A , Purnendu Biswas A , Md. Abdul Kader B C , Susilawati Kassim D and Tomoyuki Makino E
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations
A Department of Agronomy, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh.
B School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Science, University of South Pacific, Apia, Samoa.
C Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
D Department of Land Management, University of Putra, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
E Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
* Correspondence to: smia_agr@pstu.ac.bd
# These authors contributed equally to this paper
Handling Editor: Zakaria Solaiman
Crop & Pasture Science - https://doi.org/10.1071/CP21653
Submitted: 6 September 2021 Accepted: 14 November 2021 Published online: 16 May 2022
© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing
Abstract
Context: Organic amendments including biochar can improve crop production under salt stress. However, it is still not clear whether biochar enriched compost would enhance legume performance under salt stress after fresh application and in succeeding crops.
Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of biochar enriched compost in reducing the salinity stress after fresh application at increasing rates and in the succeeding crop.
Methods: In a pot trial, biochar–compost was applied at four different rates (0, 1, 2, and 3%) while mungbean was grown under five different salt stress conditions (0, 2, 4, 8, and 12 dS m−1). In the field trial, the residual effect of different organic amendments (control, compost, cow urine, compost with cow urine, biochar–compost, and biochar–compost with cow urine) was evaluated under three different salt stress conditions (0, 3, and 6 dS m−1). Soil properties, plant performance, and nutrient uptake were determined.
Key Results: Results revealed a significant biochar × salt treatment interaction in our pot culture. Biochar–compost application can minimise salt effects at a higher application rate resulting in better plant performance; however, these effects are minimal when salt was added at higher rates. We also observed a significant residual effect of biochar compost on biomass production (51.03%), seed yield (79.48%), and K+ uptake (77.95%) than the control treatment. We believe that biochar–compost buffered Na+ while improved plant water, and nutrient availability and uptake. In addition, biochar–compost might have increased nitrogen acquisition through enhanced biological nitrogen fixation.
Conclusions: Biochar enriched compost enhances the yield of legume grown under salt stress.
Implications: Our results suggest that biochar–compost can be one of the sustainable means for alleviating soil salinity.
Keywords: pyrogenic carbon, biochar application rates, nutrient-enriched biochar, evapotranspiration, legume, Na:K ratio, residual effect, salt stress.
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