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The Effects of Gliricidia -Derived Biochar on Sequential Maize and Bean Farming

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  • Ana Castro

    (Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro 22453-900, Brazil
    International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil)

  • Nilcileny Da Silva Batista

    (Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR 465, Km 7, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23890-000, Brazil)

  • Agnieszka E. Latawiec

    (Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro 22453-900, Brazil
    International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
    Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Informatics, Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Balicka 116B, 30-149 Kraków, Poland
    School of Environmental Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK)

  • Aline Rodrigues

    (Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro 22453-900, Brazil
    International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil)

  • Bernardo Strassburg

    (Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro 22453-900, Brazil
    International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
    Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941, Brazil)

  • Daniel Silva

    (Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro 22453-900, Brazil)

  • Ednaldo Araujo

    (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa Agrobiology, Rodovia BR-465, Km 7, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23891-000, Brazil)

  • Luiz Fernando D. De Moraes

    (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa Agrobiology, Rodovia BR-465, Km 7, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23891-000, Brazil)

  • Jose Guilherme Guerra

    (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa Agrobiology, Rodovia BR-465, Km 7, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23891-000, Brazil)

  • Gabriel Galvão

    (International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil)

  • Helena Alves-Pinto

    (Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro 22453-900, Brazil
    International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
    Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941, Brazil)

  • Maiara Mendes

    (Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro 22453-900, Brazil
    International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil)

  • Juliana Silveira Dos Santos

    (Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro 22453-900, Brazil
    International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil)

  • Marcio C. Rangel

    (International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil)

  • Mariela Figueredo

    (International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil)

  • Gerard Cornelissen

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, P.O. Box 3930, Ullevål Stadion, N-0806 Oslo, Norway)

  • Sarah Hale

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, P.O. Box 3930, Ullevål Stadion, N-0806 Oslo, Norway)

Abstract

The addition of biochar to soils can improve soil fertility and increase agricultural productivity. We carried out a field experiment in which biochar produced from Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp. was added to low-fertility Brazilian planosol and tested to increase the yield of maize ( Zea mays ) and snap beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in sequential, organic cultivation. Biochar was applied at a 15 t/ha rate, combined or not with Azospirillum Brasiliense inoculation and organic fertilizer (Bokashi). The application of biochar resulted in an increase in soil pH and of the content of macronutrients such as phosphorus and potassium. Contrary to evidence from elsewhere, biochar had a limited effect on increasing maize yield. In the case of beans, when combined with fertilizer, biochar increased the production of beans pods and biomass, but the significant increase was observed only for inoculation. Beans are the principal component of Brazilian diet and increasing productivity of beans is of upmost importance for the poorest in Brazil, and in other tropical countries.

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  • Ana Castro & Nilcileny Da Silva Batista & Agnieszka E. Latawiec & Aline Rodrigues & Bernardo Strassburg & Daniel Silva & Ednaldo Araujo & Luiz Fernando D. De Moraes & Jose Guilherme Guerra & Gabriel G, 2018. "The Effects of Gliricidia -Derived Biochar on Sequential Maize and Bean Farming," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-15, February.
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