Claim · model-written summary
Co-application of biochar with compost reduced seasonal CH4 emissions by 29.5% relative to control (CT).
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativae0 - Treatment
- co-application with composte1
- Outcome
- seasonal CH4 emissionse1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Value
- 29.5%e1
- Comparator
- control (CT)e1
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Verbatim
e0“Biochar application and alternate wetting and drying (AWD) are emerging as promising technologies recommended for reducing CH4 emissions and water consumption in rice cultivation”
e1“Relative to control (CT), biochar application (BI), its co-application with compost (BC) or chemical fertilizer (BF) reduced seasonal CH4 emissions by 40.6%, 29.5%, and 12.3%, respectively”
Title
Patikorn Sriphirom; Amnat Chidthaisong; Kazuyuki Yagi; et al. Soil Science & Plant Nutrition 2019. doi:10.1080/00380768.2019.1706431
Other claims from this paper (17)
- Intervention effect Biochar application reduced seasonal CH4 emissions by 40.6% relative to control (CT).
- Intervention effect Co-application of biochar with chemical fertilizer reduced seasonal CH4 emissions by 12.3% relative to control (CT).
- Intervention effect Biochar application significantly reduced grain yield by 19.9%.
- Intervention effect Co-application of biochar with compost significantly reduced grain yield by 10.8%.
- Intervention effect Co-application of biochar with chemical fertilizer significantly increased grain yield by 3.70%.
- Intervention effect Biochar application significantly enhanced soil organic carbon (SOC) stock by 21.2%.
- Intervention effect Co-application of biochar with compost significantly enhanced soil organic carbon (SOC) stock by 21.4%.
- Intervention effect Co-application of biochar with chemical fertilizer significantly enhanced soil organic carbon (SOC) stock by 18.3%.
- Intervention effect Co-application of biochar with compost led to higher production costs than the control.
- Intervention effect Co-application of biochar with chemical fertilizer led to higher production costs than the control.
- Intervention effect Farmers net income was higher with co-application of biochar and chemical fertilizer, because of its higher grain yield.
- Intervention effect AWD water management reduced CH4 emissions by an average of 18.8% compared with the conventional system.
- Intervention effect AWD decreased rice yield by an average of 2.29%.
- Intervention effect AWD significantly reduced irrigation water use by an average of 11.9%.
- Intervention effect AWD reduced production cost for water pumping.
- Recommendation The combined practice of biochar, AWD and chemical fertilizer is feasible for CH4 emission mitigation, SOC stock increase and irrigation water saving.
- Intervention effect The combined practice of biochar, AWD and chemical fertilizer had no significant effect on yield and farmer income.