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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (13): 13-18.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0674

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Effects of Combined Application of Biochar and Urea on Soil Nutrient, Respiration and Rape Yield in Dryland Purple Soil

TIAN Xiaoqin1,2,3(), LI Zhuo1,2,3,4(), LIU Yonghong5   

  1. 1 Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066
    2 Provincial Key Laboratory of Water-Saving Agriculture in Hill Areas of South China, Chengdu 610066
    3 Environment-friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610066
    4 Chengdu Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu 610095
    5 Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066
  • Received:2024-11-08 Revised:2025-03-18 Online:2025-05-05 Published:2025-05-07

Abstract:

In order to preliminarily clarify the application effects of biochar and different urea, providing theoretical basis for the rational application of biochar and urea in purple soil in southwestern arid areas, this paper explores the effects of biochar combined with different urea on soil nutrient, soil respiration, and rapeseed yield. Taking purple soil in arid land as the research object, three kinds of urea, including common urea (UR), slow release urea (RU) and 60% common urea+40% slow release urea (40% RU) were set, and biochar with mass fraction of 0% (C0) and 2% (C1) was added in each pot respectively. The soil nutrient content, soil respiration and rape yield were measured after 233 days. The results indicated that soils nutrient status was significantly improved by the addition of biochar on different urea, with the best treatment being 40% RUC1. Compared with 40%RUC0, the organic matter content, total N, K and alkeline-N in 40%RUC1 were significantly increased by 9.31 g/kg, 0.08 g/kg, 0.19 g/kg and 4.43 mg/kg respectively. Compared with urea, biochar was the main effect factor of soil respiration. After adding biochar under the three urea treatments, the soil carbon flux was increased in each growth period, and the increase of RU was the smallest, while the average soil carbon flux during the growing period of 40%RU was lowest. The number of effective pods, number of grains per pod, thousand-seed weight and yield were increased under the combination of biochar with UR and 40%RU, and 40%RUC1 was the best treatment, while the yield factors and yield of rapeseed under the combination of biochar with RU treatment were decreased compared to RU treatment. Considering the improvement of soil nutrient status, reduction of carbon emissions and promotion of rapeseed yield, 2% biochar with 40%RU are suitable for large-scale application in rapeseed cultivation for purple soil in southwest dryland.

Key words: biochar, nitrogen fertilizer, soil nutrients, soil respiration, rape, yield, soil carbon emissions, dry land, purple soil