Claim · model-written summary
Combined biochar and pyroligneous acid improved the microbial community associated with corn growth.
- Taxon
- corn
Zea mays subsp. mayse0
- Treatment
- combined use of biochar and pyroligneous acide0
- Interactor
- BlastocatellaceaeBlastocatellaceaee0other
- Second interactor
- VicinamibacteraceaeVicinamibacteraceaee0other
- Outcome
- microbial communitye0
- Direction
- improvemente0
- Qualifier
- Gemmatimonadaceaee0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Moreover, the combined use of biochar and pyroligneous acid demonstrated an improvement in microbial community (e.g., Blastocatellaceae , Vicinamibacteraceae , and Gemmatimonadaceae ) associated with corn seedling growth.”
Title
Fengyue Suo; Haoliang Fu; Jiaqi Liu; et al. Environmental Technology & Innovation 2025. doi:10.1016/j.eti.2025.104474
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Biochar combined with 1% pyroligneous acid increased corn biomass by 60% compared with either substance alone.
- Intervention effect Biochar combined with 1% pyroligneous acid increased corn nitrogen uptake by 51.8% compared with either substance alone.
- Intervention effect Combined biochar and pyroligneous acid improved soil cation exchange and water holding capacities.
- Intervention effect Combined biochar and pyroligneous acid enhanced soil N, P, and K availability.
- Association Improved soil properties and nutrient availability were linked to elevated corn growth.
- Intervention effect Co-application enhanced the abundance of beneficial bacteria linked to carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles.
- Intervention effect Higher pyroligneous acid rates of at least 5% negatively affected corn seedling growth.