Record ID No. |
3029 |
Author(s) |
Solaiman Z M., Sarcheshmehpour M., Abbott L K., Blackwell P. , 2010 |
Affiliation |
School of Earth and Environment M087, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.Email: zakaria.solaiman@uwa.edu.au |
Title |
Effect of biochar on arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation, growth, P nutrition and leaf gas exchange of wheat and clover influenced by different water regimes |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science, 35-37p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Methodology |
Sub-subjects |
Miscellaneous |
Host |
Triticum aestivum |
Organism |
Trifolium |
Country |
Australia |
Abstracts |
Biochar (biomass-derived carbon) can influence arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation, plant growth, P nutrition and water relations but research is not conclusive. Therefore, a glasshouse experiment was conducted using wheat and clover with three water regimes, two biochar rates (0, 6 t/ha) with a series of harvests. Mycorrhizal colonisation was altered by water regimes. Shoot and root dry weight increased in well-watered compared to water-stressed conditions. Root length and colonised root length increased in the biochar treatment for wheat, especially in the well-watered treatment. Leaf gas exchange was higher in the presence of biochar indicating increased water availability to plants growing in biochar treated soil.
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