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2 July 2020 Changes in soil pH and nutrient extractability after co-applying biochar and paper mill biosolids
Eric Manirakiza, Noura Ziadi, Mervin St. Luce, Chantal Hamel, Hani Antoun, Antoine Karam
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Abstract

Acidification and metal mobility may present challenges in soil receiving paper mill biosolids (PB). Co-applying biochar and PB could help prevent these issues, but its effect must be assessed. The objective of this 224 d incubation study was to evaluate the effect of amending two acidic soils, a clay and sandy loam, with two PB types varying in pH (PB1, pH = 7.80; and PB2, pH = 4.51) co-applied with three rates (0%, 2.5%, and 5% w/w) of pine (Pinus strobus L.) biochar on soil pH and macro- (P, K, Ca, and Mg) and micronutrients (Cu, Zn, Fe, and Mn). In both soils, co-applying biochar and PB significantly increased soil pH and extractable K concentration compared with PB-only application, whereas amending with PB significantly increased soil extractable P concentration compared with the unamended soil. In comparison with PB only, co-applying 5% biochar and PB decreased extractable Cu concentration in both soils and extractable Fe concentration in the sandy loam soil. This study showed that co-applying biochar and PB can be more beneficial to agricultural soils than application of PB alone by supplying nutrients and helping prevent metal toxicity by raising pH, especially in acidic sandy soils.

Copyright remains with authors E. Manirakiza, H. Antoun, and A. Karam, and with Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada 2020.
Eric Manirakiza, Noura Ziadi, Mervin St. Luce, Chantal Hamel, Hani Antoun, and Antoine Karam "Changes in soil pH and nutrient extractability after co-applying biochar and paper mill biosolids," Canadian Journal of Soil Science 102(1), 27-38, (2 July 2020). https://doi.org/10.1139/CJSS-2019-0138
Received: 13 November 2019; Accepted: 11 May 2020; Published: 2 July 2020
KEYWORDS
application simultanée
Biochar
biocharbon
Biosolides papetiers
co-application
éléments nutritifs
nutrients
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