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Nitrogen leaching mitigation by tithonia biochar (Tithochar) in urea fertilizer treated sandy soil

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Published/Copyright: May 14, 2024
Pure and Applied Chemistry
From the journal Pure and Applied Chemistry Volume 96 Issue 10

Abstract

Nitrogenous fertilizer drift from farmlands accelerates nitrogen loads in groundwaters. Biochar potential to mitigate nitrogen leaching in urea treated sandy soil was monitored in a four weeks screenhouse leaching column experiment. The trial was a factorial combination of two biochar types (B1 and B2 applied at 5 t/ha) and two urea treatments (with urea at 120 kg/ha and without urea) laid in completely randomized design with three replications. Control that received neither urea nor biochar was compared. Four weekly leaching events were conducted in each leaching column containing 300 g soil amended with appropriate treatments. Amaranthus hybridus was the test crop. The NH4-N and NO3-N leached were generally highest during the week 2 leaching event such that total NO3-N leached was 427.3 % higher than total NH4-N leached with highest contributions from sole urea treatment. Biochar pretreatment reduced total N leached by 9.5 (B1) and 26.8 % (B2) relative to sole urea. Percentage of N added lost to leaching was highest (34.1 %) in sole urea treatment with B1 and B2 pretreatment reducing the value by 54.5 and 46.9 % respectively. Correlation analysis revealed electrical conductivity of the leachate and soil as dominant indicators for N leached in the soil studied.

Keywords: Calcareous sandy soils; leachate electrical conductivity; nutrient leaching; tithochar; tithonia biochar; urea fertilizer; VCCA-2023
Corresponding author: Yetunde Bunmi Oyeyiola, Department of Crop Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Nigeria; and Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Research Group, Department of Environmental and Occupational Studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa, e-mail:
Article note: A collection of invited papers based on presentations at the Virtual Conference on Chemistry and its Applications 2023.

Funding source: Tertiaty Trust Fund (TETFUND), Nigeria

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the Tertiary Trust Fund (TETFUND) Nigeria for providing fund for this study. The technical support given by the laboratory staff at the Department of Chemistry and Department of Horticulture, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa is appreciated.

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https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2023-1137
Keywords for this article
Calcareous sandy soils; leachate electrical conductivity; nutrient leaching; tithochar; tithonia biochar; urea fertilizer; VCCA-2023

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  5. Evaluation of in vitro antioxidant activities, total phenolic and elemental contents of common herbs and spices (Moringa oleifera leaves, Allium sativum (Garlic) and Momordica charantia (ejinrin) leaves) in South-West Nigeria
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