THE CHANGE OF SANDY SOIL PROPERTIES AFTER ADDING CHARCOAL PRODUCED FROM A TRADITIONAL KILN IN THE MEKONG DELTA, VIET NAM
Keywords:
biochar, charcoal, soil amendment
Abstract
This study aimed to use charcoal derived from the bamboo and melaleuca produced by traditional kiln applied to sandy soil growing mustard green (Brassica juncea L.). The charcoals were applied at three ratio (1%,
2%, and 3%, which correspond to 10, 20, and 30 g charcoal/kg soil in pots) and the control treatment without charcoal. Soil properties were investigated including bulk density, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), cation exchange capacity (CEC), organic matter content, total nitrogen, and total phosphorous. The results showed that bulk density decreased in charcoal-treated soils. pH and EC were in the suitable range for plants.
Nutrients and CEC of the soil in the charcoal treatment were significantly higher compared with the control (CEC increase 6.8% to 16%; TC increase 80% to 115%; TN increase 37.5 to 75%). Green mustard growing on charcoalamended soil had greater height (higher 3% to 21%), bigger leaves, and higher yield (increase
18% to 81%) than those of plants groomed in the control treatment. This study showed the potential of using charcoal as supplying nutrient to the poor soil. Moreover, the abundant of raw material and easy to produce, it is suitable for applying in the Mekong Delta, Viet Nam, and other countries with similar conditions and infrastructure.
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11(5):603–613.
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Horton, Douglas Karlen. Biochar Impact on Nutrient
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Xing. Successive straw biochar application as a strategy to sequester carbon and improve fertility: A pot
experiment with two rice/wheat rotations in paddy
soil. Plant Soil. 2014; 378:279–294.
[2] Balal Yousaf, Guijian Liu, Ruwei Wang, Qumber Abbas, Muhammad Imtiaz, Ruijia Liu. Investigating the
biochar effects on C-mineralization and sequestration
of carbon in soil compared with conventional amendments using the stable isotope (δ13C) approach. GCB
Bioenergy. 2017; 9(6):1085–1099.
[3] David Nathaniel Mulcahy, David Linda Mulcahy,
Dennis Dietz. Biochar soil amendment increases
tomato seedling resistance to drought in sandy soils.
Journal of Arid Environments. 2013; 88:222–225.
[4] Kingsley Chinyere Uzoma, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Andry
Heninstoa, Haruyuki Fujimaki, Zahoor Ahmad, Eiji
Nishihara. Effect of cow manure biochar on maize
productivity under sandy soil condition. Soil Use and
Management. 2011; 27(2):205–212.
[5] Terry J. Rose, Brad Keen, Stephen G. Morris, Peter
Quin, Josh Rust, Lee Kearney et al. Application of
woody biochar and woody mulch to mitigate nitrous
oxide emissions from a poultry litter-amended soil in
the subtropics. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment. 2016; 228:1–8.
[6] Youzhi Feng, Yanping Xu, Yongchang Yu, Zubin
Xie, Xiangui Lin. Mechanisms of biochar decreasing
methane emission from Chinese paddy soils. Soil
Biology and Biochemistry. 2012; 46:80–88.
[7] Tom Sizmur, Richard Quilliam, Aline Peregrina Puga,
Eduardo Moreno-Jiménez, Luke Beesley, Jose L.
Gomez-Eyles. Application of Biochar for Soil Remediation. SSSA Special Publication. 2015; 63:30.
[8] Anushka Upamali, Season S. Chen, Daniel C. W.
Tsang, Ming Zhang, Meththika Vithanage, Sanchita
Mandal et al. Engineered/designer biochar for contaminant removal / immobilization from soil and water: Potential and implication of biochar modification.
Chemosphere. 2016; 148:276–291.
[9] Leigh D. Burrell, Franz Zehetner, Nicola Rampazzo,
Bernhard Wimmer, Gerhard Soja. Long-term effects
of biochar on soil physical properties. Geoderma.
2016; 282:96–102.
[10] Nguyen Ngoc Truyen, Tran Duc Thanh, Nguyen Huu
Chiem, Do Thi My Phuong, Nguyen Xuan Loc. A survey of charcoal production at Phu Tan village, Chau
Thanh district, Hau Giang province. In Conference
of Silvicultural and Climate change in Mekong Delta
2018. 2018:20–30.
[11] Catherine Elizabeth Brewer. Biochar characterization and engineering [Thesis]. Iowa State University.
2012.
[12] Xinde Cao, Willie Harris. Properties of dairymanure-derived biochar pertinent to its potential
use in remediation. Bioresource Technology. 2010;
101(14):5222–5228.
[13] Jin-Hua Yuan, Ren-Kou Xu, Hong Zhang. The forms
of alkalis in the biochar produced from crop residues
at different temperatures. Bioresource Technology.
2011; 102(3): 3488–3497.
[14] Suzanne E. Allaire, S. F. Lange, Isabelle K. Auclair,
Melissa Quinche, L. Greffard. Analyses of biochar
properties. Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux renouvelables. 2015. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2789.4241.
[15] Christoph Steiner, Wenceslau G. Teixeira, Johannes
Lehmann, Thomas Nehls, Jeferson Luis Vasconcelos
de Macedo, Winfried E. H. Blum et al. Long term
effects of manure, charcoal and mineral fertilization
on crop production and fertility on a highly weathered
Central Amazonian upland soil. Plant and Soil. 2007;
291: 275–290.
[16] Charles A. Mullen, Akwasi A. Boateng, Neil M.
Goldberg, Isabel M. Lima, David A. Laird, Kevin B. Hicks. Bio-oil and bio-char production from corn
cobs and stover by fast pyrolysis. Biomass and Bioenergy. 2010; 34(1):67–74.
[17] D. N. Vidana Gamage, R. B. Mapa, R. S. Dharmakeerthi, A. Biswas. Effect of rice-husk biochar
on selected soil properties in tropical Alfisols. Soil
Research. 2016; 54(3):302–310.
[18] L. Van Zwieten, S. Kimber, S. Morris, K. Y. Chan,
A. Downie, J. Rust, S. Joseph et al. Effects of biochar
from slow pyrolysis of papermill waste on agronomic
performance and soil fertility. Plant and Soil. 2010;
327:235–246.
[19] Anand Mishra, Koungveng Taing, Michael W. Hall,
Yoshiyuki Shinogi. Effects of Rice Husk and Rice
Husk Charcoal on Soil Physicochemical Properties,
Rice Growth and Yield. Agricultural Sciences. 2017;
8(9):1014–1032.
[20] Philip G. Oguntunde, Babatunde J. Abiodun, Ayodele
E. Ajayi, Nick Van De Giesen. Effects of charcoal
production on soil physical properties in Ghana.
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 2008;
171(4):591–596.
[21] Dilek Angın, Sevgi S¸ensoz. Effect of Pyrolysis ¨
Temperature on Chemical and Surface Properties
of Biochar of Rapeseed ( Brassica napus L.).
International Journal of Phytoremediation. 2014;
16(7–8):684–693.
[22] Waled Suliman, James B. Harsh, Nehal I. Abu-Lail,
Ann-Marie Fortuna, Ian Dallmeyer, Manuel GarciaPerez. Influence of feedstock source and pyrolysis
temperature on biochar bulk and surface properties.
Biomass and Bioenergy. 2016; 84:37–48.
[23] Allah Wadhayo Gandahi, Shah Faisal Baloch, Mohamad Saleem Sarki, Rabail Gandahi, Muhammad Siddique Lashari. Impact of rice husk biochar
and macronutrient fertilizer on fodder maize and
soil properties. International Journal of Biosciences.
2015; 7(4):12–21.
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cropland soil bulk density, cation exchange capacity, and particulate organic matter content in the
North China Plain. Journal of Applied Ecology. 2011;
22(11):2930–4.
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Oliver, Dugald Close. Does biochar influence soil
physical properties and soil water availability?. Plant
and Soil. 2014; 376:347–361.
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utilization for improvement of crop production ability
of soil: Effects of different biochar types and aplication rate on rice growth and yield. Journal of Science
Agricultural Technology Viet Nam. 2011; 3(24):1–5.
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Nhu Thi Hong Linh. Effect of Biochar and Foliar
Fertilizer on Growth and Yield of Tomato Grown on
Sandy Soil. Journal Science of Development. 2013;
11(5):603–613.
[28] Vu Duy Hoang, Nguyen Tat Canh, Nguyen Van Bien,
Nhu Thi Hong Linh. Effect of Biochar and Foliar
Fertilizer on Growth and Yield of Tomato Grown on
Sandy Soil. Journal Science of Development. 2013;
11(5):603–613.
[29] David Laird, Pierce Fleming, Baiqun Wang, Robert
Horton, Douglas Karlen. Biochar Impact on Nutrient
Leaching from a Midwestern Agricultural Soil. Geoderma. 2010; 158:436–442.
Published
15-February-2021
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Huynh B, Nguyen T, Tran V. THE CHANGE OF SANDY SOIL PROPERTIES AFTER ADDING CHARCOAL PRODUCED FROM A TRADITIONAL KILN IN THE MEKONG DELTA, VIET NAM. journal [Internet]. 15Feb.2021 [cited 22Dec.2024];11(42):109-15. Available from: https://journal.tvu.edu.vn/tvujs_old/index.php/journal/article/view/698
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