Indigenously produced biochar retains fertility in sandy soil through unique microbial diversity sustenance: a step toward the circular economy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Agricultural productivity in the arid hot desert climate of UAE is limited by the unavailability of water, high temperature, and salt stresses. Growing enough food under abiotic stresses and decreasing reliance on imports in an era of global warming are a challenge. Biochar with high water and nutrient retention capacity and acid neutralization activity is an attractive soil conditioner. This study investigates the microbial community in the arid soil of Dubai under shade house conditions irrigated with saline water and the shift in the microbial community, following 1 year of amendment with indigenously prepared biochar from date palm waste.

Methods

Amplicon sequencing was used to elucidate changes in bacterial, archaeal, and fungal community structures in resp

SUBMITTER: Khan MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335804 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature