Paper · 2025 · IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science

Response of Sorghum Cultivars (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) to Levels Biochar and Deficit Irrigation in Sulaimani-Iraqi Kurdistan Region

K F Maaruf; R M Shihab; S S Majeed

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Abstract

Abstract A field operation was carried out throughout the spring of 2024 at the Kanipanka Agricultural Research Station in Shahrazoor valley, 35 km east of Sulaimani in Iraq’s Kurdistan Province. The study was to investigate the influence of indicate the biochar application rates control, 3-, 6-, and 9-tons ha −1 combined with varied irrigation levels 60%, 80%, and 100% full irrigation on Sorghum bicolor L. growth. The experiment used a Randomized Completely Blocks Designs (RCBD), with three separate trials and 12 implementation on Silty clay soil. Statistical analysis of variance revealed that increasing the biochar application rate had a positive impact on all of the parameters tested. The application of 9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigation produced the greatest results. The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest plant height.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
plant heighte0
Direction
higheste0
Value
174.44 cme0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest chlorophyll content.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
chlorophyll contente0
Direction
higheste0
Value
72.99 SPADe0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest number of leaves.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
number of leavese0
Direction
higheste0
Value
18.23e0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest stem diameter.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
stem diametere0
Direction
higheste0
Value
30.40 mme0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest leaf area.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
leaf areae0
Direction
higheste0
Value
695.23 cm 2e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest leaf area index.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
leaf area indexe0
Direction
higheste0
Value
6.75%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigation”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest number of grains each head.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
number of grains each heade0
Direction
higheste0
Value
3994.73e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest weighting 1000 grains.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
weighting 1000 grainse0
Direction
higheste0
Value
36.33 ge0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest grain protein content.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
grain protein contente0
Direction
higheste0
Value
12.83%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigation”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest oil content in plant grains.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
oil content in plant grainse0
Direction
higheste0
Value
4.73%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigation”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest grain yield.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
higheste0
Value
6995.3 kg/hae0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigation”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest biomass.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
biomasse0
Direction
higheste0
Value
17,036.3 kg/hae0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigation”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nine tons per hectare biochar under full irrigation gave the highest harvesting indexes.

Taxon
Sorghum bicolor L.Sorghum bicolort0
Treatment
9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigatione1
Outcome
harvesting indexese0
Direction
higheste0
Value
36.79%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor · TaxonNo machine-readable author provided. Pethan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“The highest values were obtained with this treatment: plant height (174.44 cm), chlorophyll content (72.99 SPAD), number of leaves (18.23), stem diameter (30.40 mm), leaf area (695.23 cm 2 ), leaf area index (6.75%), number of grains each head (3994.73), weighting 1000 grains (36.33 g), grain protein content (12.83%), oil content in plant grains (4.73%), grain yield (6995.3 kg/ha), biomass (17,036.3 kg/ha), and harvesting indexes (36.79%).”

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“9 tons ha −1 of biochar under full irrigation”

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“Sorghum bicolor L. Moench”

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irrigation · yield · Sorghum bicolor (sorghum)Results differ

45 papers: 28 positive, 17 negative or no effect

27 papers in the same direction as this paper · 17 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
  2. negative
    Skip-row irrigation reduced total-area yields.

    Skip-Row Planting and Irrigation of Graded Furrows · 1982 · compared with every-row irrigation

    Opposite direction

  3. negative

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irrigation · physiology: pigments · Sorghum bicolor (sorghum)Positive and negative results

3 papers: 1 positive, 2 negative or no effect

2 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
  2. no effect
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irrigation · quality: protein · Sorghum bicolor (sorghum)Positive and negative results

4 papers: 3 positive, 1 negative or no effect

2 papers in the same direction as this paper · 1 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
  2. positive
  3. positive
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irrigation · growth · Sorghum bicolor (sorghum)Positive and negative results

8 papers: 4 positive, 4 negative or no effect

3 papers in the same direction as this paper · 4 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
  2. negative
  3. negative

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biochar · yield · Sorghum bicolor (sorghum)Results agree

2 papers: 2 positive, 0 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
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