Improving soil phosphorus availability following application of Egypt rock phosphate and chicken litter biochar

Biochar has high concentrations of organic carbon, high porosity and surface area, improvement in soil physical properties including soil structure and water holding capacity. Chicken litter biochar had been used to improve soil phosphorus (P) availability for maize production but limited informatio...

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Main Authors: Medin, Simon, Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Ab Majid, Nik Muhammad, Kueh, Roland Jui Heng
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Language:English
Published: 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80204/
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author Medin, Simon
Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu
Ab Majid, Nik Muhammad
Kueh, Roland Jui Heng
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Ab Majid, Nik Muhammad
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description Biochar has high concentrations of organic carbon, high porosity and surface area, improvement in soil physical properties including soil structure and water holding capacity. Chicken litter biochar had been used to improve soil phosphorus (P) availability for maize production but limited information on optimum rates of biochar and Egypt Rock Phosphate (ERP) to increase P availability. This research determined the rate of biochar and Egypt Rock Phosphate (ERP) that could increase soil P retention and availability. A laboratory study on P retention by different rates of biochar was evaluated in a leaching study for 30 days where the leachates were collected at three-day interval. Selected soil chemical properties before and after incubation were determined using standard procedures. The total P, pH, K, Mg, total C and P, exchangeable P, and water-soluble P, of the soils with biochar significantly higher than recommended fertilization practice. Around 75% biochar of 10 t ha-1 with 50% and 25% ERP of the existing recommendation showed significant retention and nutrients availability.
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spelling upm-802042020-10-25T00:25:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80204/ Improving soil phosphorus availability following application of Egypt rock phosphate and chicken litter biochar Medin, Simon Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu Ab Majid, Nik Muhammad Kueh, Roland Jui Heng Biochar has high concentrations of organic carbon, high porosity and surface area, improvement in soil physical properties including soil structure and water holding capacity. Chicken litter biochar had been used to improve soil phosphorus (P) availability for maize production but limited information on optimum rates of biochar and Egypt Rock Phosphate (ERP) to increase P availability. This research determined the rate of biochar and Egypt Rock Phosphate (ERP) that could increase soil P retention and availability. A laboratory study on P retention by different rates of biochar was evaluated in a leaching study for 30 days where the leachates were collected at three-day interval. Selected soil chemical properties before and after incubation were determined using standard procedures. The total P, pH, K, Mg, total C and P, exchangeable P, and water-soluble P, of the soils with biochar significantly higher than recommended fertilization practice. Around 75% biochar of 10 t ha-1 with 50% and 25% ERP of the existing recommendation showed significant retention and nutrients availability. 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80204/1/Improving%20soil%20phosphorus%20availability%20following%20application%20of%20Egypt%20rock%20phosphate%20and%20chicken%20litter%20biochar.pdf Medin, Simon and Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu and Ab Majid, Nik Muhammad and Kueh, Roland Jui Heng (2019) Improving soil phosphorus availability following application of Egypt rock phosphate and chicken litter biochar. International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research, 5 (6). pp. 710-735. ISSN 2455-6939 https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Improvement+of+extracellular+secretion+efficiency+of+recombinant+protein+from+Escherichia+coli%3A+Signal+peptide+fusion%2C+surfactants+addition%2C+and+phosp
spellingShingle Medin, Simon
Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu
Ab Majid, Nik Muhammad
Kueh, Roland Jui Heng
Improving soil phosphorus availability following application of Egypt rock phosphate and chicken litter biochar
title Improving soil phosphorus availability following application of Egypt rock phosphate and chicken litter biochar
title_full Improving soil phosphorus availability following application of Egypt rock phosphate and chicken litter biochar
title_fullStr Improving soil phosphorus availability following application of Egypt rock phosphate and chicken litter biochar
title_full_unstemmed Improving soil phosphorus availability following application of Egypt rock phosphate and chicken litter biochar
title_short Improving soil phosphorus availability following application of Egypt rock phosphate and chicken litter biochar
title_sort improving soil phosphorus availability following application of egypt rock phosphate and chicken litter biochar
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80204/1/Improving%20soil%20phosphorus%20availability%20following%20application%20of%20Egypt%20rock%20phosphate%20and%20chicken%20litter%20biochar.pdf