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Biochar amendment did not influence the growth of two tree plantations on nutrient-depleted Ultisols in the south Ecuadorian Amazon region

Gonzalez Sarango, Esthela M. 1; Valarezo Manosalvas, Carlos; Mora, Marconi; Villamagua, Miguel Á.; Wilcke, Wolfgang ORCID iD icon 1
1 Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie (IFGG), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

The literature suggests that biochar increases the fertility of degraded, nutrient-poor tropical soils. We hypothesized that the addition of biochar (a) increases tree growth in two plantations on Ultisols in the south Ecuadorian Amazon region, (b) reduces litterfall during the dry season because the soil remains moister, and (c) improves the benefit–cost ratio of the plantation. We grew two tree species—the native leguminous Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum (Ducke) Barneby and the exotic Gmelina arborea Roxb—and used a full factorial split-split-plot design of all treatments for both tree species at each of two sites. The treatments included the amendment of mineral fertilizer plus lime, 3 and 6 t ha$^{-1}$ biochar, and a control. The plots were replicated three or four times. Tree height (TH), basal diameter (BD), and diameter at breast height (DBH) were measured several times during 51 mo after planting in September 2009 and litterfall during 12 mo (March 2012–February 2013). The site and the mineral fertilizer plus lime treatment had significant effects on TH, BD, and DBH. The amendment of mineral fertilizer plus lime increased TH, BD, and DBH by 47, 43, and 58%, respectively, relative to the control. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000133591
Veröffentlicht am 03.06.2021
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DOI: 10.1002/saj2.20227
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie (IFGG)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 0361-5995, 1435-0661
KITopen-ID: 1000133591
Erschienen in Soil Science Society of America Journal
Verlag John Wiley and Sons
Band 85
Heft 3
Seiten 862-878
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