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Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research

Research Article | Published October 2020 | Volume 8, Issue 10. pp. 221-236.

doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jacr_v8i10.20.172

 

Effect of biochar and compost application on nitrogen dynamics in organically managed nutrient-poor paddy soil system and in organic rice cultivation system

 



 

 

Udomluk Wisethaksorn1,3

Sirintornthep Towprayoon1, 2, 3*

Amnat Chidthaisong1, 2, 3

Tassanee Jiaphasuanan4

Chitnucha Buddhaboon5

 

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1. The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), 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.

4. Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

5. Ubon Ratchathani Rice Research Center (URRC), Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.


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Citation: Wisethaksorn U, Towprayoon S, Chidthaisong A, Jiaphasuanan T, Buddhaboon C (2020). Effect of biochar and compost application on nitrogen dynamics in organically managed nutrient-poor paddy soil system and in organic rice cultivation system. J. Agric. Crop Res. 8(10):221-236. doi: 10.33495/jacr_v8i10.20.172.

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 Abstract 


Nitrogen (N) is an essential plant nutrient, and its retention in the soil is beneficial to plant growth and productivity. High levels of N can leach from soil with organic amendments, particularly in water-rich paddy rice cultivation. Biochar has the potential to influence the soil N cycle. The study included four treatments applied to organically managed nutrient-poor paddy soil (S) and rice cultivation (R) systems, respectively over two growing seasons: biochar only (BA), compost only (CA), biochar and compost mixed at an equal rate (BC), and no amendment (control). Biochar produced from mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata) which obtained from slow pyrolysis in a traditional kiln, whereas compost generated from organic municipal solid waste. The results showed that, on average, BA and BC maintained NO3--N and NH4+-N in the soil and reduced absolute N leaching compared to the control and CA, respectively. System R maintained nitrogen better than system S. BA reduced N mass leaching by 27.25% in system S and by 59.21% in system R, compared to the control, while BC reduced N mass leaching by 24.85% in system S and by 58.48% in system R, compared to CA. However, the reduction in N2O emission fluxes was not significant in both BA and BC in both seasons, although cumulative emission fluxes after a year of cultivation decreased significantly. BC significantly boosted water use efficiency relative to yield in system R. These results show that co-application of biochar and compost to nutrient-poor soil in an organically managed system substantially reduced N leaching and suggests that it could be an effective management option for organic rice cultivation in Thailand.

Keywords  Biochar   compost   nitrogen leaching   N2O emmision   nitrogen balanceal   organic rice cultivation  

 

 

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