Abstract
Peri-urban agriculture is becoming a potential step to promote sustainable and environmental food production systems. Our aim was to study the effect of biochar application at various rates on faba bean growth, cellulose decomposition, nodulation, and selected enzyme activities associated with carbon cycling in clay and sandy soils collected from peri-urban agricultural areas near the city of El-Minia, Egypt. To achieve this aim, incubation and pot experiments were conducted under controlled greenhouse conditions using clay and sandy soil. Among the studied treatments, using biochar at the rate of 3 kg/sq·m was the most effective soil amendment followed by biochar at the rate of 2 kg/sq·m. At 60 days of incubation, the count of cellulose-decomposing microorganisms reached a high level in both clay and sandy soil, and then decreased after 90 days, regardless of the biochar rate. The response of the cellulose-decomposer ratio (Fcd/Bcd) was positively correlated with biochar rates and incubation time. The obtained results showed significant increases in fresh and dry weight in clay soil compared to sandy soil. In any case, the use of biochar as a soil amendment enhanced soil health, soil microbial communities, and increased cellulose-decomposing microorganisms, thus improving faba bean nodulation and growth.
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Claim · model-written summary
Biochar at 3 kg/sq·m was the most effective soil amendment.
- Taxon
- faba bean
Vicia fabae1 - Treatment
- biochar at the rate of 3 kg/sq·me0
- Outcome
- most effective soil amendmente0
- Direction
- most effectivee0
- Comparator
- biochar at the rate of 2 kg/sq·me0
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Verbatim
e0“using biochar at the rate of 3 kg/sq·m was the most effective soil amendment followed by biochar at the rate of 2 kg/sq·m”
e1“faba bean growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Cellulose-decomposing microorganism counts peaked after 60 days and fell after 90 days in both soils.
- Taxon
- faba beanVicia fabae1
- Outcome
- count of cellulose-decomposing microorganismse0
- Direction
- reached a high levele0
- Qualifier
- in both clay and sandy soile0
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Verbatim
e0“At 60 days of incubation, the count of cellulose-decomposing microorganisms reached a high level in both clay and sandy soil, and then decreased after 90 days, regardless of the biochar rate”
e1“faba bean growth”
Claim · model-written summary
The cellulose-decomposer ratio was positively correlated with biochar rate.
- Taxon
- faba beanVicia fabae1
- Treatment
- biochar ratese0
- Outcome
- cellulose-decomposer ratio (Fcd/Bcd)e0
- Direction
- positively correlatede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The response of the cellulose-decomposer ratio (Fcd/Bcd) was positively correlated with biochar rates and incubation time”
e1“faba bean growth”
Claim · model-written summary
The cellulose-decomposer ratio was positively correlated with incubation time.
- Taxon
- faba beanVicia fabae1
- Treatment
- incubation timee0
- Outcome
- cellulose-decomposer ratio (Fcd/Bcd)e0
- Direction
- positively correlatede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The response of the cellulose-decomposer ratio (Fcd/Bcd) was positively correlated with biochar rates and incubation time”
e1“faba bean growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Faba bean fresh weight was significantly greater in clay than sandy soil.
- Taxon
- faba beanVicia fabae1
- Outcome
- freshe0
- Direction
- increasese0
- Comparator
- sandy soile0
- Setting
- clay soile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“significant increases in fresh and dry weight in clay soil compared to sandy soil”
e1“faba bean growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Faba bean dry weight was significantly greater in clay than sandy soil.
- Taxon
- faba beanVicia fabae1
- Outcome
- dry weighte0
- Direction
- increasese0
- Comparator
- sandy soile0
- Setting
- clay soile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“significant increases in fresh and dry weight in clay soil compared to sandy soil”
e1“faba bean growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar amendment increased cellulose-decomposing microorganisms.
- Taxon
- faba beanVicia fabae0
- Treatment
- biochar as a soil amendmente0
- Outcome
- cellulose-decomposing microorganismse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the use of biochar as a soil amendment enhanced soil health, soil microbial communities, and increased cellulose-decomposing microorganisms, thus improving faba bean nodulation and growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar amendment improved faba bean nodulation.
- Taxon
- faba beanVicia fabae0
- Treatment
- biochar as a soil amendmente0
- Outcome
- faba bean nodulatione0
- Direction
- improvinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the use of biochar as a soil amendment enhanced soil health, soil microbial communities, and increased cellulose-decomposing microorganisms, thus improving faba bean nodulation and growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar amendment improved faba bean growth.
- Taxon
- faba beanVicia fabae0
- Treatment
- biochar as a soil amendmente0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- improvinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the use of biochar as a soil amendment enhanced soil health, soil microbial communities, and increased cellulose-decomposing microorganisms, thus improving faba bean nodulation and growth”
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