Abstract
This study explores the suitability of different biomass feedstocks for biochar production and their effects on soil health and crop yield. Two planting seasons were conducted, involving cucumber as the test crop and eleven treatments combining biochar and poultry manure. Soil analysis revealed initial soil conditions with high sand content and low pH. Poultry manure and biochar exhibited pH, organic carbon, and nutrient level variations. Significant differences in cucumber growth and yield were observed, with the longest vine length in plots treated with palm kernel husk biochar and poultry manure. Residual effects in the second planting season displayed similar trends. Soil pH, organic carbon, and total nitrogen remained consistent between seasons, while available phosphorus increased significantly in plots amended with goat manure biochar and poultry manure. Calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium contents also varied. Fruit length, weight, and yield were significantly improved by biochar treatments, with the combination of palm kernel husk biochar and poultry manure yielding the highest fruit weight. Correlation and structural equation analyses (p < 0.05) highlighted the relationships between plant characteristics, soil properties, and fruit indices, emphasizing the importance of nitrogen and phosphorus in supporting fruit development. The study suggests that biochar application enhances soil nutrients, crop growth, and fruit yields while reducing reliance on chemical fertilizers. It recommends considering biochar for land reclamation and as an alternative to traditional fertilizers, supported by appropriate regulations.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
Palm kernel husk biochar with poultry manure gave the longest cucumber vine length.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativust0 - Treatment
- palm kernel husk biochar and poultry manuree1
- Outcome
- vine lengthe1
- Direction
- longeste1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“with the longest vine length in plots treated with palm kernel husk biochar and poultry manure”
Claim · model-written summary
Residual effects in the second planting season showed similar trends.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Outcome
- Residual effects in the second planting seasone2
- Qualifier
- similar trendse2
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e2“Residual effects in the second planting season displayed similar trends”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil pH, organic carbon, and total nitrogen remained consistent between seasons.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Outcome
- Soil pH, organic carbon, and total nitrogene3
- Qualifier
- remained consistent between seasonse3
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e3“Soil pH, organic carbon, and total nitrogen remained consistent between seasons”
Claim · model-written summary
Available phosphorus increased significantly in plots amended with goat manure biochar and poultry manure.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- goat manure biochar and poultry manuree4
- Outcome
- available phosphoruse4
- Direction
- increasede4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e4“available phosphorus increased significantly in plots amended with goat manure biochar and poultry manure”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium contents varied among treatments.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Outcome
- Calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium contentse5
- Qualifier
- also variede5
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e5“Calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium contents also varied”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar treatments significantly improved fruit length, fruit weight and fruit yield.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- biochar treatmentse6
- Outcome
- Fruit length, weight, and yielde6
- Direction
- improvede6
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e6“Fruit length, weight, and yield were significantly improved by biochar treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Palm kernel husk biochar with poultry manure gave the highest fruit weight.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- palm kernel husk biochar and poultry manuree7
- Outcome
- fruit weighte7
- Direction
- higheste7
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e7“with the combination of palm kernel husk biochar and poultry manure yielding the highest fruit weight”
Claim · model-written summary
Correlation and structural equation analyses linked plant characteristics and soil properties to fruit indices, with nitrogen and phosphorus important for fruit development.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Compound
- nitrogen and phosphoruse5
- Outcome
- fruit indicese5
- Qualifier
- p < 0.05e5
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e5“Correlation and structural equation analyses (p < 0.05) highlighted the relationships between plant characteristics, soil properties, and fruit indices, emphasizing the importance of nitrogen and phosphorus in supporting fruit development”
Claim · model-written summary
The study suggests that biochar application enhances soil nutrients, crop growth, and fruit yields.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- biochar applicatione1
- Outcome
- soil nutrients, crop growth, and fruit yieldse1
- Direction
- enhancese1
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“The study suggests that biochar application enhances soil nutrients, crop growth, and fruit yields”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend considering biochar for land reclamation and as an alternative to traditional fertilizers.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Outcome
- considering biochar for land reclamation and as an alternative to traditional fertilizerse1
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t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“It recommends considering biochar for land reclamation and as an alternative to traditional fertilizers”
Claim · model-written summary
Initial soil conditions had high sand content and low pH.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Outcome
- initial soil conditionse2
- Qualifier
- high sand content and low pHe2
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e2“Soil analysis revealed initial soil conditions with high sand content and low pH”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure and biochar showed variations in pH, organic carbon, and nutrient level.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Outcome
- pH, organic carbon, and nutrient levele2
- Qualifier
- variationse2
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Verbatim
t0“cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e2“Poultry manure and biochar exhibited pH, organic carbon, and nutrient level variations”
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