Biochar-induced changes in soil microbial communities: a comparison of two feedstocks and pyrolysis temperatures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The application of a biochar in agronomical soil offers a dual benefit of improving soil quality and sustainable waste recycling. However, utilizing new organic waste sources requires exploring the biochar's production conditions and application parameters. Woodchips (W) and bone-meat residues (BM) after mechanical deboning from a poultry slaughterhouse were subjected to pyrolysis at 300 °C and 500 °C and applied to cambisol and luvisol soils at ratios of 2% and 5% (w/w).

Results

Initially, the impact of these biochar amendments on soil prokaryotes was studied over the course of one year. The influence of biochar variants was further studied on prokaryotes and fungi living in the soil, rhizosphere, and roots of Triticum aestivum L., as well as on soil enzymatic ac

SUBMITTER: Kracmarova-Farren M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549753 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature