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Biochar amendment techniques for upland rice production in Northern Laos

Asai, Hidetoshi, Samson, Benjamin K., Stephan, Haefele M., Songyikhangsuthor, Khamdok, Homma, Koki, Kiyono, Yoshiyuki, Inoue, Yoshio, Shiraiwa, Tatsuhiko +1 more·2009·Field Crops Research

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of biochar application (CA) on soil physical properties and grain yields of upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) in northern Laos. During the 2007 wet season, three different experiments were conducted under upland conditions at 10 sites, combining variations in CA amounts (0-16tha⁻¹), fertilizer application rates (N and P) and rice cultivars (improved and traditional) in northern Laos. CA improved the saturated hydraulic conductivity of the top soil and the xylem sap flow of the rice plant. CA resulted in higher grain yields at sites with low P availability and improved the response to N and NP chemical fertilizer treatments. However, CA reduced leaf SPAD values, possibly through a reduction of the availability of soil nitrogen, indicating that CA without additional N fertilizer application could reduce grain yields in soils with a low indigenous N supply. These results suggest that CA has the potential to improve soil productivity of upland rice production in Laos, but that the effect of CA application is highly dependent on soil fertility and fertilizer management.

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Authors
Asai, H., Samson, B. K., Stephan, H. M., Songyikhangsuthor, K., Homma, K., Kiyono, Y., Inoue, Y., Shiraiwa, T., & Horie, T.
Affiliations
  • Kyoto University (JP)
  • International Rice Research Institute (PH)
  • Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (JP)
  • National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (JP)
  • National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (JP)
Corresponding author
Asai, Hidetoshi
Venue
Field Crops Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-03
Volume
111
Issue
1-2
Pages
81-84
ISSN
0378-4290 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4292068520
Cited by
931
References
10
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Field Crops Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Agricultural Science and Fertilization
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Keywords
biochar amendment, upland rice, rice, grain yield, soil physical properties, saturated hydraulic conductivity, xylem sap flow, soil nitrogen availability, soil available phosphorus, nitrogen fertilizer response, phosphorus fertilizer response, leaf chlorophyll content, soil fertility, fertilizer management, northern Laos

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