Plant Soil Environ., 2022, 68(7):328-337 | DOI: 10.17221/147/2022-PSE

Residual effect of straw biochar on grain yield and yield attributes in a double rice cropping system of subtropical ChinaOriginal Paper

Rujie Lv1,2, Yong Wang1, Qiuju Wang1, Yanhua Zeng1, Qingyin Shang*,1
1 Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
2 Soil Fertilizer and Resource Environment Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences,

Biochar is considered as a soil amendment for enhancing crop productivity. However, limited information is available on the residual effect of biochar application on rice grain yield and yield attributes. In this study, a fixed field experiment was conducted in a double rice-cropping system from 2017 to 2019. The dynamics of rice grain yield and yield attributes were monitored in the six growing seasons with 0, 20, and 40 t/ha biochar application. The results showed that the averaged grain yields in the first four seasons were increased by 2.56-16.84% and 6.15-10.77% with 20 and 40 t/ha biochar application. The trend of increased grain yield in rice with biochar application during the first seasons was mainly attributable to an increase in total biomass, panicles per m2 and spikelets per panicle. Nonetheless, the grain yields in the sixth season were not influenced by biochar addition due to decreases in panicles per m2 and spikelets per panicle. Thus, it can be seen that the positive effects of biochar application on rice yield and yield attributes depend on the duration of biochar application.

Keywords: straw biochar amendment; Oryza sativa L.; crop residue; grain weight; multiple season

Published: July 15, 2022  Show citation

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Lv R, Wang Y, Wang Q, Zeng Y, Shang Q. Residual effect of straw biochar on grain yield and yield attributes in a double rice cropping system of subtropical China. Plant Soil Environ. 2022;68(7):328-337. doi: 10.17221/147/2022-PSE.
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