Impacts of Biochar on Trifolium incarnatum and Lolium multiflorum: Soil Nutrient Retention and Loss in Sandy Loam Amended with Dairy Manure

Biochar has many potential benefits in agroecosystems such as increasing productivity of crops and modifying soil nutrient content. is sourced from waste materials which could easily sustainably remedy current challenges concentrated agricultural operations that use manure-based fertilizers. However, relatively little known about its effects on forage species conjunction with manure or biochar enriched effluent. Our objective was to look at the effect dairy effluent amendments a legume grass. In this study, sandy loam amended variety (BC) greenhouse setting. Factors included (1) BC type; (2) loading percentage; (3) saturation BC; (4) inclusion. The study repeated twice: once Trifolium incarnatum Lolium multiflorum. Plant material assayed for biomass (BM) C N Soil content micronutrients. Data were not normally distributed consequently analyzed variance using non-parametric methods R. Overall, T. showed very strong negative (p ≤ 0.05) impact associated percentages blend herbage BM, while no > 0.05). contrast, L. multiflorum positive saturated wood, blend, BM. nutrients varied greatly depending type BC, percentage, included. Results indicated importance properties rates, well tolerances when choosing amendment rate.