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Early response of organic matter dynamics to pine‐biochar in sandy soil under peach trees
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Biochar may enhance soil health in sandy soils under peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] tree production. A study was initiated in the Sandhills of North Carolina by applying pine‐biochar at two different rates (5 and 10%, v/v) and types of application (incorporation to 30 cm [‐Inc] and surface [‐Sur]) in 2017. Soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics was assessed via soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), permanganate‐oxidizable carbon (POXC), aggregate fractions (macro‐, micro‐aggregates, and clay + silt particles), and enzyme activities (CNPS activity) at 0–15 and 15–30 cm in 2018 and 2019. After the first year of pine‐biochar application, POXC decreased in all biochar treatments, SOC was higher in the 10%‐Inc treatment, whereas CNPS activities and macroaggregates were highest in the 5%‐Sur compared with the non‐treated control. These results suggest early changes in SOM dynamics and biogeochemical cycling and have the potential to guide producers with the long‐term application of pine‐biochar to sandy soils.
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“Therefore, in the agriculture sites, it is plausible that the decrease in POXC and the increase in respiration across two growing seasons indicate that microbial C decomposition has surpassed the rate of crop net primary production (NPP) and labile C inputs to the soil (Crowell et al., 2022; Frene et al., 2020).”
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“[55] reported similar outcomes in sandy soils of North Carolina where the addition of pine-biochar had a slight increase in soil pH.”
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- Authors
- Frene, J. P., Frazier, M., Rutto, E., Jones, M., Liu, S., Clark, B., Parker, M., & Gardner, T. G.
- Affiliations
- North Carolina State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gardner, Terrence G.
- Venue
- Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-01
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2639-6696 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3088295229
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 1.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Keywords
- pine biochar, soil organic matter dynamics, sandy soil, peach orchards, soil organic carbon, permanganate oxidizable carbon, soil nitrogen, soil enzyme activity, soil aggregate stability, biochar application rate, soil biogeochemical cycling
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