| Title |
Effect of Pistachio Shell Biochar and Organic Cow Manure Application on Plant Growth, Water Retention Capacity and Nutrient Stress Mitigation |
| ID_Doc |
12901 |
| Authors |
Pradhan, S; Parthasarathy, P; Mackey, HR; Al-Ansari, T; Mckay, G |
| Title |
Effect of Pistachio Shell Biochar and Organic Cow Manure Application on Plant Growth, Water Retention Capacity and Nutrient Stress Mitigation |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1007/s12649-024-02681-3 |
| Abstract |
Sustainable crop production supports food security by mitigating water and nutrient stress from manures by excessively drained water. Cow manure is a good nutrient resource to enhance soil fertility and plant growth but requires a suitable amender to reduce the nutrients loss by leaching. Worldwide more than 20,400 metric tonnes of pistachios were consumed where roughly 30% of the weight of the nut is the shell which could be a good feedstock for biochar production. Therefore, this study was conducted to produce biochar from pistachio shell by pyrolysis process at three different temperatures 350 to 550 degrees C and based on various properties characterization, the biochar at 450 degrees C was amended with 0% (control), 2%, 4% and 8% to the cow manure for eggplant growth (Solanum melongena). Out of all fractions of biochar application, 2% biochar has virtuous performance to increase 5.63 +/- 1.45 cm of plant height, 1.33 +/- 4.79 cm leaf length and 1.90 +/- 4.43 cm leaf width over the control. The leaf chlorophyl content and plant biomass were also significantly (p = 0.02) increased compared to the control. The lower fraction of biochar application showed almost similar water retention capacity with control (p > 0.11) due to the better plant growth. Based on the findings of this study, it is proposed that lower fraction of biochar application with manure is a constructive solution to improve soil quality, reduce nutrient loss and eggplant growth. Under the circular economy and frameworks of sustainability, pistachio shell biochar production has a high legislative attention on valorizing nutshell wastes. |
| Author Keywords |
Pistachio shell biochar; Pyrolysis; Organic cow manure; Plant growth; Water retention; Nutrient leaching |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:001303247300003 |
| WoS Category |
Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-024-02681-3
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