In:
New Phytologist, Wiley, Vol. 232, No. 3 ( 2021-11), p. 1250-1258
Abstract:
Biochar amendment has been proposed as a promising means to increase carbon (C) sequestration and simultaneously benefit plant productivity. However, quantifying the assimilation and dynamics of photosynthetic C in plant–soil systems under biochar addition remains elusive. This study established two experimental factors involving biochar addition and nitrogen (N) fertilization to quantitatively assess the effect of biochar on photosynthetic C fate in a rice plant–soil system. The rice plants and soil samples were collected and analyzed after 6‐h pulse labeling with 13 CO 2 at the tillering, jointing, heading and ripening stages. Biochar did not affect the proportions of photoassimilated carbon‐13 ( 13 C) allocations in plant–soil systems. Nevertheless, biochar enhanced the 13 C contents in the shoot, root, and soil pools, especially when combined with N fertilization, and biochar increased the cumulative assimilated 13 C contents in the shoot, root, and soil pools by 23%, 14% and 20%, respectively, throughout the whole growth stage. Moreover, biochar addition significantly enhanced the N use efficiency (NUE) by c. 23% at the heading and ripening stages. In summary, biochar increases the content of photoassimilated C in plant–soil systems by improving plant productivity via enhancing NUE, thus resulting in a higher soil C sequestration potential.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0028-646X
,
1469-8137
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
208885-X
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1472194-6
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