Impact of biochar application on germination behavior and early growth of maize seedlings: Insights from a growth room experiment
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F21%3A00553231" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/21:00553231 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/62156489:43210/21:43920875 RIV/00216305:26310/21:PU143829
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/24/11666" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/24/11666</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app112411666" target="_blank" >10.3390/app112411666</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Impact of biochar application on germination behavior and early growth of maize seedlings: Insights from a growth room experiment
Original language description
Reduced germination and early crop maturity due to soil compaction, nutrients stress, and low moisture are major constraints to achieve optimum crop yield, ultimately resulting in significant economic damages and food shortages. Biochar, having the potential to improve physical and chemical properties of soil, can also improve nutrients and moisture access to plants. In the present study, a growth room experiment was conducted to assess biochar influence on maize seed germination, early growth of seedlings, and its physiological attributes. Corn cob biochar (CCB) was mixed with soil at different rates (0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5%, and 3% w/w) before seed sowing. Results obtained showed that increasing CCB application rate have neutral to positive effects on seed germination and seedling growth of maize. Biochar addition at the rate of 1.5% (w/w) significantly increased shoot dry biomass (40%), root dry biomass (32%), total chlorophyll content (a and b) (55%), germination percentage (13%), seedling vigor (85%), and relative water content (RWC) (68%), in comparison to un-amended control treatment. In addition to this, it also improved germination rate (GR) by 3% as compared to control treatment, while causing a reduction in mean emergence time (MET). Moreover, application of biochar (3%) also resulted in enhancement of antioxidant enzyme activity, particularly superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) by 13% and 17%, respectively. Conclusively, biochar application is an attractive approach to improve the initial phase of plant growth and provide better crop stand and essential sustainable high yields.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40104 - Soil science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Applied Sciences-Basel
ISSN
2076-3417
e-ISSN
2076-3417
Volume of the periodical
11
Issue of the periodical within the volume
24
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
11666
UT code for WoS article
000742033800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85120946787