Biochar and Biomass Ash as a Soil Ameliorant: The Effect on Selected Soil Properties and Yield of Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus)
We assess the possibility of using biochar and ash from plant biomass to fertilise giant miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus). The paper concerns the optimisation of the combination of fertiliser applications of the aforementioned materials in the context of the plant yield obtained. There was an inc...
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doaj-05df2bd758b342a59e14d3dc301e93532020-11-25T00:16:18ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-09-011110253510.3390/en11102535en11102535Biochar and Biomass Ash as a Soil Ameliorant: The Effect on Selected Soil Properties and Yield of Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus)Bogdan Saletnik0Grzegorz Zagula1Marcin Bajcar2Maria Czernicka3Czeslaw Puchalski4Department of Bioenergetics and Food Analysis, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, Rzeszow University, Cwiklinskiej 2D, 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics and Food Analysis, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, Rzeszow University, Cwiklinskiej 2D, 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics and Food Analysis, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, Rzeszow University, Cwiklinskiej 2D, 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics and Food Analysis, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, Rzeszow University, Cwiklinskiej 2D, 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics and Food Analysis, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, Rzeszow University, Cwiklinskiej 2D, 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandWe assess the possibility of using biochar and ash from plant biomass to fertilise giant miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus). The paper concerns the optimisation of the combination of fertiliser applications of the aforementioned materials in the context of the plant yield obtained. There was an increase in yield of 8–68% over the two years of research when compared with the control plots. It was found that the application of biochar, ash from biomass and a combination of the two at appropriate rates as a soil additive can substitute for classic mineral fertilisers and strengthen the ecological aspects of energy crop cultivation. The interpretation of the results obtained enabled the selection of optimum fertiliser applications, resulting in a significant increase in the yield of plants and an improvement in soil chemical properties. It was found that the highest yield of dry matter of giant miscanthus plants, after both the first and second year of cultivation, was obtained by applying the fertiliser containing ash at a rate of 1.5 t ha−1, together with biocarbon and the combination of biochar and ash at a rate of 1.5 t ha−1.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/10/2535biocharash from biomassgiant miscanthusfertilisation |
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Bogdan Saletnik Grzegorz Zagula Marcin Bajcar Maria Czernicka Czeslaw Puchalski Biochar and Biomass Ash as a Soil Ameliorant: The Effect on Selected Soil Properties and Yield of Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) Energies biochar ash from biomass giant miscanthus fertilisation |
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Biochar and Biomass Ash as a Soil Ameliorant: The Effect on Selected Soil Properties and Yield of Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) |
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Biochar and Biomass Ash as a Soil Ameliorant: The Effect on Selected Soil Properties and Yield of Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) |
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Biochar and Biomass Ash as a Soil Ameliorant: The Effect on Selected Soil Properties and Yield of Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) |
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Biochar and Biomass Ash as a Soil Ameliorant: The Effect on Selected Soil Properties and Yield of Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) |
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Biochar and Biomass Ash as a Soil Ameliorant: The Effect on Selected Soil Properties and Yield of Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) |
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biochar and biomass ash as a soil ameliorant: the effect on selected soil properties and yield of giant miscanthus (miscanthus x giganteus) |
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We assess the possibility of using biochar and ash from plant biomass to fertilise giant miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus). The paper concerns the optimisation of the combination of fertiliser applications of the aforementioned materials in the context of the plant yield obtained. There was an increase in yield of 8–68% over the two years of research when compared with the control plots. It was found that the application of biochar, ash from biomass and a combination of the two at appropriate rates as a soil additive can substitute for classic mineral fertilisers and strengthen the ecological aspects of energy crop cultivation. The interpretation of the results obtained enabled the selection of optimum fertiliser applications, resulting in a significant increase in the yield of plants and an improvement in soil chemical properties. It was found that the highest yield of dry matter of giant miscanthus plants, after both the first and second year of cultivation, was obtained by applying the fertiliser containing ash at a rate of 1.5 t ha−1, together with biocarbon and the combination of biochar and ash at a rate of 1.5 t ha−1. |
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