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Potential Effects of Biochar Application for Improving Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) Growth and Soil Biochemical Properties under Drought Stress Conditions

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  • Muhammad Saqlain Zaheer

    (Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan)

  • Hafiz Haider Ali

    (Sustainable Development Study Center (SDSC), Government College University, Katchery Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan)

  • Walid Soufan

    (Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Rashid Iqbal

    (Department of Agronomy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman

    (Crop Science, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
    Department of Agronomy, MNS-University of Agriculture Multan, Multan 59210, Pakistan)

  • Javaid Iqbal

    (Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Muhammad Israr

    (Department of Biology, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, Pakistan)

  • Ayman El Sabagh

    (Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Shaikh 33516, Egypt)

Abstract

Different soil amendments are applied to improve soil properties and to achieve higher crop yield under drought conditions. The objective of the study was to investigate the role of biochar for the improvement of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) growth and soil biochemical properties under drought conditions. A pot experiment with a completely randomized design was arranged with four replications in a wire house. Drought was imposed on two critical growth stages (tillering and grain filling) and biochar was applied to the soil 10 days before sowing at two different rates (28 g kg −1 and 38 g kg −1 ). Soil samples were collected to determine the soil properties including soil respiration and enzymatic parameters after crop harvesting. Results showed that water stress negatively affects all biochemical properties of the soil, while biochar amendments positively improved these properties. Application of biochar at 38 g kg −1 provided significantly higher mineral nutrients, Bray P (18.72%), exchangeable-K (7.44%), soil carbon (11.86%), nitrogen mineralization (16.35%), and soil respiration (6.37%) as a result of increased microbial activities in comparison with the 28 g kg −1 rate.

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  • Muhammad Saqlain Zaheer & Hafiz Haider Ali & Walid Soufan & Rashid Iqbal & Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman & Javaid Iqbal & Muhammad Israr & Ayman El Sabagh, 2021. "Potential Effects of Biochar Application for Improving Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) Growth and Soil Biochemical Properties under Drought Stress Conditions," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:10:y:2021:i:11:p:1125-:d:662933
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