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Soil Carbon Storage in Upland Soils by Biochar Application in East Asia: Review and Data Analysis

바이오차를 이용한 밭 토양 탄소 저장: 동아시아 지역 연구 리뷰 및 데이터 분석

  • Lee, Sun-Il (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Kang, Seong-Soo (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Jung (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Gwon, Hyo-Suk (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Lee, Hyoung-Seok (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Mun (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Lim, Sang-Sun (BIO R&D Center, CJ Cheiljedang) ;
  • Choi, Woo-Jung (Department of Rural & Biosystems Engineering (BK 21), Chonnam National University)
  • 이선일 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 기후변화평가과) ;
  • 강성수 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 기후변화평가과) ;
  • 최은정 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 기후변화평가과) ;
  • 권효숙 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 기후변화평가과) ;
  • 이형석 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 기후변화평가과) ;
  • 이종문 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 기후변화평가과) ;
  • 임상선 (CJ 제일제당 바이오연구소) ;
  • 최우정 (전남대학교 지역바이오시스템공학과 (BK21))
  • Received : 2021.09.10
  • Accepted : 2021.09.23
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Biochar is a solid material converted from agricultural biomass such as crop residues and pruning branch through pyrolysis under limited oxygen supply. Biochar consists of non-degradable carbon (C) double bonds and aromatic ring that are not readily broken down by microbial degradation in the soils. Due to the recalcitrancy of C in biochar, biochar application to the soils is of help in enhancing soil carbon sequestration in arable lands that might be a strategy of agricultural sector to mitigate climate change. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data were collected from studies on the effect of biochar application on soil C content conducted in East Asian countries including China, Japan and Korea under different experimental conditions (incubation, column, pot, and field). The magnitude of soil C storage was positively correlated (p < 0.001) with biochar application rate under field conditions, reflecting accumulation of recalcitrant black C in the biochar. However, The changes in soil C contents per C input from biochar (% per t/ha) were 6.80 in field condition, and 12.58 in laboratory condition. The magnitude of increment of soil C was lower in field than in laboratory conditions due to potential loss of C through weathering of biochar under field conditions. Biochar production condition also affected soil C increment; more C increment was found with biochar produced at a high temperature (over 450℃). CONCLUSION: This review suggests that biochar application is a potential measures of C sequestration in agricultural soils. However, as the increment of soil C biochar was affected by biochar types, further studies are necessary to find better biochar types for enhanced soil C storage.

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This work was carried out by the support of Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science & Technology Development (PJ012614032020), Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

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