Towards predicting biochar impacts on plant-available soil nitrogen content
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Abstract Biochars can improve soil health but have been widely shown to reduce plant-available nitrogen (N) owing their high carbon (C) content, which stimulates microbial N-immobilization. However, because biochars contain large amounts of C that are not microbially available, total elemental C:N ratio does correspond well with impacts on N. We hypothesized N would relate biochar mineralizable-C (C min ) and ratios the mineralizable component could provide a means for predicting conditions net N-mineralization or -immobilization. conducted two laboratory experiments, first measuring from respiration isotopically labeled barley manufactured at 300, 500, 750 °C, second characterizing by proxy measurements ten six feedstocks several temperatures. For both soils were incubated 2% mass determine N-mineralization. Contrary expectation, all increased relative unamended soils. Also unexpected, higher temperature (500 700 °C) less stimulated more decomposition than 350 °C biochar. across diverse production methods, none characteristics correlated The finding improved adds complexity range responses be expected in response amendment. Because limited ability predict properties, users should monitor manage fertility.
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochar
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2524-7972', '2524-7867']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-022-00137-2