Abstract
Soil amendment with biochar could increase soil microbial activity and biomass. This study contributes to an understanding of the synergistic effects of biochar and phosphate solubilizing microorganisms on safflower yield and soil microbial activity enhancement. In the split plot experiments that repeated in two years, the main factor was biochar types included cow manure, wheat straw, wood biochar and control. The sub factors were phosphate solubilizing microorganisms included the mycorrhizal fungi (Glomus etunicatum and G. mosseae), Bacillus lentus, Pseudomonas fluorescence and control. The highest levels of dehydrogenase, urease activity and microbial biomass carbon were obtained from the cow manure biochar. The maximum activity of acid phosphatase was in the plots inoculated by P. fluorescence in all treatments, whether using or not using biochar. The grain yield of plants inoculated with B. lentus and P. fluorescence was in the same statistical group. The highest grain yield equal to 1527 kg/ha was obtained when using cow manure biochar. According to the results, the application of cow manure biochar and phosphate solubilizing microorganisms, especially mycorrhiza species, can be recommended for improving soil biological traits and safflower yield traits.
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Claim · model-written summary
Cow manure biochar gave highest dehydrogenase, urease and microbial biomass carbon.
- Taxon
- safflower
Carthamus tinctoriust0 - Treatment
- cow manure biochare0
- Outcome
- dehydrogenase, urease activity and microbial biomass carbone0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“The highest levels of dehydrogenase, urease activity and microbial biomass carbon were obtained from the cow manure biochar.”
t0“safflower”
Claim · model-written summary
P. fluorescence inoculation gave maximum acid phosphatase activity across biochar treatments.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
- Treatment
- inoculated by P. fluorescencee0
- Interactor
- P. fluorescencee0symbiont
- Outcome
- activity of acid phosphatasee0
- Direction
- maximume0
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e0“The maximum activity of acid phosphatase was in the plots inoculated by P. fluorescence in all treatments, whether using or not using biochar.”
t0“safflower”
Claim · model-written summary
B. lentus and P. fluorescence inoculation yielded statistically similar grain yield.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
- Interactor
- B. lentus
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Lederbergia lentae0symbiont - Second interactor
- P. fluorescencee0symbiont
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Comparator
- same statistical groupe0
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e0“The grain yield of plants inoculated with B. lentus and P. fluorescence was in the same statistical group.”
t0“safflower”
Claim · model-written summary
Cow manure biochar produced highest grain yield of 1527 kg/ha.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
- Treatment
- cow manure biochare0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 1527 kg/hae0
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e0“The highest grain yield equal to 1527 kg/ha was obtained when using cow manure biochar.”
t0“safflower”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors recommend cow manure biochar and phosphate solubilizing microorganisms to improve safflower yield and soil biological traits.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriuse0
- Treatment
- cow manure biochar and phosphate solubilizing microorganismse0
- Outcome
- improving soil biological traits and safflower yield traitse0
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Verbatim
e0“the application of cow manure biochar and phosphate solubilizing microorganisms, especially mycorrhiza species, can be recommended for improving soil biological traits and safflower yield traits.”
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