Nutrient Release Pattern and Greenhouse-Grown Swiss Chard Response to Biochar Inoculated with Vermicast
A study was performed to assess nutrient release from biochar inoculated with solid vermicast (SVB), vermicast tea (VTB), deionized water (DWB), uninoculated biochar (Bioc), and Promix-BX (Pro-BX). The growth response of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris) cv. Rhubarb chard was also assessed...
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| description | A study was performed to assess nutrient release from biochar inoculated with solid vermicast (SVB), vermicast tea (VTB), deionized water (DWB), uninoculated biochar (Bioc), and Promix-BX (Pro-BX). The growth response of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris) cv. Rhubarb chard was also assessed. Comparatively, nutrients were released slowly from treatments SVB and VTB compared to the other treatments. The rate of nutrient release determined by total dissolved solids and electric conductivity from the Pro-BX was the highest. The trend for the plant growth components, total leaf surface area and leaf fresh weight at first harvest, was Pro-BX > Bioc > DWB = SVB > VTB. The only treatment that increased total leaf area and leaf fresh weight at the second harvest by approximately 1.02- and 1.88-fold was VTB. Leaf fresh weight was significantly reduced by approximately 0.33-fold for DWB, 0.28-fold for Bioc, and 0.70-fold for Pro-BX but was not altered by SVB at the second harvest as compared to the first harvest. A 2-dimensional principal component analysis (PCA) biplot confirmed that treatment Pro-BX increased plant growth components at the first harvest only. The locations of SVB and VTB on the PCA biplot confirmed their efficacies, which led to increases in the plant growth components at the second harvest. Overall, the VTB adsorbed more nutrients onto its surface that were slowly released to enhance the Swiss chard cv. Rhubarb chard plant growth at the second harvest. Further studies should consider microbial activities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-43cace3180de4534b8c262858b3b73212025-02-03T01:04:10ZengWileyInternational Journal of Agronomy1687-81591687-81672020-01-01202010.1155/2020/78521877852187Nutrient Release Pattern and Greenhouse-Grown Swiss Chard Response to Biochar Inoculated with VermicastLord Abbey0Jinsheng Cai1Lokanadha R. Gunupuru2Mercy Ijenyo3Ebenezer O. Esan4Suwen Lin5Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture, 50 Pictou Road, P.O. Box 550, Truro B2N 5E3, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture, 50 Pictou Road, P.O. Box 550, Truro B2N 5E3, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture, 50 Pictou Road, P.O. Box 550, Truro B2N 5E3, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture, 50 Pictou Road, P.O. Box 550, Truro B2N 5E3, Nova Scotia, CanadaThe University of Western Ontario, Department of Biology, 1151 Richmond Street, London N6A 3K7, ON, CanadaDepartment of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture, 50 Pictou Road, P.O. Box 550, Truro B2N 5E3, Nova Scotia, CanadaA study was performed to assess nutrient release from biochar inoculated with solid vermicast (SVB), vermicast tea (VTB), deionized water (DWB), uninoculated biochar (Bioc), and Promix-BX (Pro-BX). The growth response of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris) cv. Rhubarb chard was also assessed. Comparatively, nutrients were released slowly from treatments SVB and VTB compared to the other treatments. The rate of nutrient release determined by total dissolved solids and electric conductivity from the Pro-BX was the highest. The trend for the plant growth components, total leaf surface area and leaf fresh weight at first harvest, was Pro-BX > Bioc > DWB = SVB > VTB. The only treatment that increased total leaf area and leaf fresh weight at the second harvest by approximately 1.02- and 1.88-fold was VTB. Leaf fresh weight was significantly reduced by approximately 0.33-fold for DWB, 0.28-fold for Bioc, and 0.70-fold for Pro-BX but was not altered by SVB at the second harvest as compared to the first harvest. A 2-dimensional principal component analysis (PCA) biplot confirmed that treatment Pro-BX increased plant growth components at the first harvest only. The locations of SVB and VTB on the PCA biplot confirmed their efficacies, which led to increases in the plant growth components at the second harvest. Overall, the VTB adsorbed more nutrients onto its surface that were slowly released to enhance the Swiss chard cv. Rhubarb chard plant growth at the second harvest. Further studies should consider microbial activities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7852187 |
| spellingShingle | Lord Abbey Jinsheng Cai Lokanadha R. Gunupuru Mercy Ijenyo Ebenezer O. Esan Suwen Lin Nutrient Release Pattern and Greenhouse-Grown Swiss Chard Response to Biochar Inoculated with Vermicast International Journal of Agronomy |
| title | Nutrient Release Pattern and Greenhouse-Grown Swiss Chard Response to Biochar Inoculated with Vermicast |
| title_full | Nutrient Release Pattern and Greenhouse-Grown Swiss Chard Response to Biochar Inoculated with Vermicast |
| title_fullStr | Nutrient Release Pattern and Greenhouse-Grown Swiss Chard Response to Biochar Inoculated with Vermicast |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutrient Release Pattern and Greenhouse-Grown Swiss Chard Response to Biochar Inoculated with Vermicast |
| title_short | Nutrient Release Pattern and Greenhouse-Grown Swiss Chard Response to Biochar Inoculated with Vermicast |
| title_sort | nutrient release pattern and greenhouse grown swiss chard response to biochar inoculated with vermicast |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7852187 |
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