The Effect of Biochar Application on Soil Properties and Growth of the Model Plant Zea Mays

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dc.contributor.authorBačovská, Šárkacs
dc.contributor.authorEnev, Vojtěchcs
dc.contributor.authorSmilek, Jiřícs
dc.contributor.authorKubíková, Leonacs
dc.contributor.authorTrudičová, Monikacs
dc.contributor.authorHajzler, Jancs
dc.contributor.authorKalina, Michalcs
dc.coverage.issue2cs
dc.coverage.volume7cs
dc.date.issued2021-12-20cs
dc.description.abstractThe classic way of land cultivation means the use of inorganic fertilizers that are salts that dissolve rapidly in a short time and improve soil fertility. This process negatively affects soil salinity and the life of microorganisms. The use of biochar as a soil conditioner is a promising solution. The aim of the work is to enrich the properties of less fertile soils and to enhance the growth of the model plant Zea mays (corn) by biochar application. We used four different soil types commonly spread in the Czech Republic – regosol, chernozem, cambisol and fluvisol representing a broad range of organic matter content. Also, we applied two different EBC (The European Biochar Certificate) certified biochars for use in agriculture. Corn seeds were germinated and cultivated for 3 months in repeated plant life cycles. Soils and biochar samples were characterized before and after cultivation by TGA, EA, BET, SEM, extraction of organic matter. The effect of biochar application was observed continuously through the measurement of plant height, the number of leaves and cobs. After the finalization of cultivation experiments, the dry mass of individual plants was measured, and root image analysis of every plant was performed. Fluvisol and cambisol have much higher organic matter content than regosol and chernozem. The application of biochar had the most significant impact on regosol regardless of the application dose; these results are in good agreement with the root image analysis. Furthermore, plants in soils treated with biochar had more corn cobs. The analysis on biochar samples showed the continual leaching of both organic and inorganic molecules from biochar to surrounding soil, which is crucial for its possible use as a soil conditioner and confirms the long-timescale positive effect on soil properties.en
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dc.identifier.citationECOCYCLES. 2021, vol. 7, issue 2, p. 46-54.en
dc.identifier.doi10.19040/ecocycles.v7i2.201cs
dc.identifier.issn2416-2140cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9736-9338cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1198-9857cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6553-1764cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7268-5641cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4875-4309cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4224-0841cs
dc.identifier.other175373cs
dc.identifier.scopus56017696600cs
dc.identifier.scopus55844628200cs
dc.identifier.scopus57207823371cs
dc.identifier.scopus57202956588cs
dc.identifier.scopus7006307069cs
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11012/203996
dc.language.isoencs
dc.publisherEuropean Ecocycles Societycs
dc.relation.ispartofECOCYCLEScs
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ecocycles.net/ojs/index.php/ecocycles/article/view/201cs
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalcs
dc.rights.accessopenAccesscs
dc.rights.sherpahttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/2416-2140/cs
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cs
dc.subjectMaizeen
dc.subjectcultivationen
dc.subjectdry massen
dc.subjectimage analysisen
dc.subjectorganic matteren
dc.subjectorganic carbonen
dc.subjectplant growth analysisen
dc.titleThe Effect of Biochar Application on Soil Properties and Growth of the Model Plant Zea Maysen
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dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
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sync.item.insts2025.02.03 15:37:58en
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thesis.grantorVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta chemická. Ústav fyzikální a spotřební chemiecs
thesis.grantorVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta chemická. Ústav chemie materiálůcs
thesis.grantorVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta chemická. Centrum materiálového výzkumucs
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