Application of bio-organic fertilizer, not biochar, in degraded red soil improves soil nutrients and plant growth

• Published in: Rhizosphere Vol. 16; p. 100264
• Main Authors: Zhaoxiang, Wu, Huihu, Li, Qiaoli, Liu, Changyan, Ye, Faxin, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2020
• Subjects: bacterial communities; beta-galactosidase; bio-organic fertilizer; biochar; catalase; ecological function; electrical conductivity; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; fungal communities; genes; glucan 1,4-alpha-glucosidase; greenhouse experimentation; Microbial community; microbiome; nitrogen; PICRUSt; plant growth; Plantago; Plantago Asiatica; prediction; Rhizosphere; rice hulls; Rice husk biochar; soil; soil carbon; soil degradation; soil microorganisms; Rhizosphere; Rice husk biochar; Plantago Asiatica; PICRUSt; Microbial community

Biochar (B) and fertilizer (organic fertilizer, OF and synthetic fertilizer, CF) are frequently applied to improve ecosystem function and increase crop productivity in degraded soil. Nonetheless, the effects and mechanism of biochar in combination with OF and CF on degraded red soil was unclear. The...