Effect of Biochar Obtained from Different Sources on Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Wheat

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Former PhD student, Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.

3 Professor, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran.

Abstract

The use of organic waste in the form of biochar in order to ameliorate soil is a novel approach in the management of organic waste. In previous studies, researchers mostly focused on the amount of biochar that was added to the soil. However, the aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of biochars prepared from different feedstock (wheat straw, vermicompost and apricot firewood) and the interaction effects of amounts and particle sizes of biochars on yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of winter wheat. In a factorial experiment with a randomized complete block design with three replications, the effects of these three biochars in the amount of 0.5% (R1), 1.5% (R2) and 3% (R3) with a particle size of ≤0.5 (S1), 0.5-1 (S2) and 1-2 (S3) mm were evaluated in two consecutive cropping years. The studied biochar were added to the soil only in the first year to a depth of 0-15 cm. A control plot was considered in each replication. The interactions of experimental factors (except interaction effect of year and biochar amount) on yield and WUE were significant. Comparison of average yield and WUE in each type of biochar showed that, in the first and second year, wheat straw biochar treatment of R3 S2 had the highest yield (5,200 kg ha-1 and 6664.3 kg ha-1, respectively) and WUE (1.6 kg m-3 and 2.1 kg m-3, respectively). In the first year, in vermicompost biochar treatments, the highest yield (4517.7 kg ha-1) and WUE (1.4 kg m-3) were observed in the R2 S3. In the same year, in apricot wood biochar, treatment R3 S3 had the highest yield (3871.7 kg ha-1) and WUE (1.2 kg m-3). In the second year, in vermicompost treatments, the highest yield (6615.7 kg ha-1) and WUE (2.04 kg m-3)  was observed in the R3 S2 and, in the same year, in apricot wood biochar treatments, the highest yield (5263.7 kg ha-1) and WUE (1.6 kg m-3) was observed in the R2 S3. The highest yield and WUE (in the two years) was observed in wheat straw biochar with the R3 S2. These results showed that in addition to the type of biochar, the interaction of the amount and size of biochar particles had a decisive effect on increasing the yield and water use efficiency of wheat.

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Volume 35, Issue 4
February 2022
Pages 357-371

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