TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of biochar and polyacrylamide on decomposition of soil organic matter and 14C-labeled alfalfa residues
AU - Awad, Yasser Mahmoud
AU - Lee, Sang Soo
AU - Ok, Yong Sik
AU - Kuzyakov, Yakov
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was carried out with the support of the “Cooperative Research Program for Agricultural Science & Technology Development (Project No. PJ010182042015)”, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea. This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korea Government (NRF-2015R1A2A2A11001432).
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - Purpose: Various soil conditioners, such as biochar (BC) and anionic polyacrylamide (PAM), improve soil fertility and susceptibility to erosion, and may alter microbial accessibility and decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM) and plant residues. To date, no attempts have been made to study the effects of BC in combination with PAM on the decomposition of soil SOM and plant residues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of BC, PAM, and their combination on the decomposition of SOM and alfalfa residues. Materials and methods: An 80-day incubation experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of oak wood biochar (BC; 10 Mg ha−1), PAM (80 kg ha−1), and their combination (BC + PAM) on decomposition of SOM and 14C-labeled alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) residues by measuring CO2 efflux, microbial biomass, and specific respiration activity. Results and discussion: No conditioner exerted a significant effect on SOM decomposition over the 80 days of incubation. PAM increased cumulative CO2 efflux at 55–80 days of incubation on average of 6.7 % compared to the soil with plant residue. This was confirmed by the increased MBN and MB14C at 80 days of incubation in PAM-treated soil with plant residue compared to the control. In contrast, BC and BC + PAM decreased plant residue decomposition compared to that in PAM-treated soil and the respective control soil during the 80 days. BC and BC + PAM decreased MBC in soil at 2 days of incubation indicated that BC suppressed soil microorganisms and, therefore, decreased the decomposition of plant residue. Conclusions: The addition of oak wood BC alone or in combination with PAM to soil decreased the decomposition of plant residue.
AB - Purpose: Various soil conditioners, such as biochar (BC) and anionic polyacrylamide (PAM), improve soil fertility and susceptibility to erosion, and may alter microbial accessibility and decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM) and plant residues. To date, no attempts have been made to study the effects of BC in combination with PAM on the decomposition of soil SOM and plant residues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of BC, PAM, and their combination on the decomposition of SOM and alfalfa residues. Materials and methods: An 80-day incubation experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of oak wood biochar (BC; 10 Mg ha−1), PAM (80 kg ha−1), and their combination (BC + PAM) on decomposition of SOM and 14C-labeled alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) residues by measuring CO2 efflux, microbial biomass, and specific respiration activity. Results and discussion: No conditioner exerted a significant effect on SOM decomposition over the 80 days of incubation. PAM increased cumulative CO2 efflux at 55–80 days of incubation on average of 6.7 % compared to the soil with plant residue. This was confirmed by the increased MBN and MB14C at 80 days of incubation in PAM-treated soil with plant residue compared to the control. In contrast, BC and BC + PAM decreased plant residue decomposition compared to that in PAM-treated soil and the respective control soil during the 80 days. BC and BC + PAM decreased MBC in soil at 2 days of incubation indicated that BC suppressed soil microorganisms and, therefore, decreased the decomposition of plant residue. Conclusions: The addition of oak wood BC alone or in combination with PAM to soil decreased the decomposition of plant residue.
KW - Biochar
KW - C-alfalfa residue decomposition
KW - Microbial biomass
KW - Polyacrylamide
KW - Soil organic matter
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U2 - 10.1007/s11368-016-1368-7
DO - 10.1007/s11368-016-1368-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84957633693
VL - 17
SP - 611
EP - 620
JO - Journal of Soils and Sediments
JF - Journal of Soils and Sediments
SN - 1439-0108
IS - 3
ER -