Halmi, M. Farid A. and Simarani, Khanom (2024) Effect of Oil Palm Kernel Shell Biochar and Inorganic Fertilizer on Soil Microbial Biomass and Population in the Humid Tropics. Eurasian Soil Science, 57 (4). pp. 657-665. ISSN 1064-2293, DOI https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229323602202.
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Soil amendment with biochar from oil palm biomass has been found to improve the quality of the infertile weathered soils and enhance crop productivity in the humid tropics. Meanwhile, the field information on microbial responses to oil palm-derived biochar application and its residual effect in acidic tropical soils is still limited. A field study was carried out over three cropping cycles of sweet corn on a Haplic Acrisol of Peninsular Malaysia. The soil was amended once with oil palm kernel shell (OPKS) biochar before the first cropping cycle, with or without inorganic fertiliser. Soil samples were taken at each harvesting stage and analysed for soil pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), organic C, total N, available P, microbial biomass (C (MBC), N (MBN), and P (MBP)). Microbial biomass ratios (MBC : MBN, MBC : MBP) were calculated. The total bacterial and fungal populations were quantified from soil genomic DNA, employing qPCR amplification of the 16S rDNA and ITS gene. The sole application of biochar and its combined application with fertiliser, increased soil pH, CEC, organic C and N. Coapplication of OPKS biochar and NPK fertiliser hindered N loss in the second cycle. The bacterial and fungal abundance was stimulated following biochar treatment majorly due to the elevation of soil pH and CEC. The ratio of MBC : MBN had a significant negative correlation with N, signifying that this ratio could reflect soil N content and be used as a soil fertility indicator.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Universiti Malaya, Department of Chemistry Malaysia |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Acrisol; Elaeis guineensis L.; fertility indicator; microbial abundance; microbial soil enzyme qPCR |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2024 01:55 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2024 01:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/45717 |
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