The aim of this study is to determine the effects of biochar that obtained from walnut shell and thyme stalk on yield and biomass development of pepper plant. Biochar obtained by self-constructed oxygen-free reactor at 400 C. According to experimental design, 2 different biochar raw materials (walnut shell and thyme stalk) at 3 different doses (0, 0.1 and 0.2% w/w) were evaluated in either with or without sulphur application (0 and 0.1% w/w). Results revealed that the all parameters tested were greatly influenced from raw material, biochar dose as well as sulphur applications. Significant differences were determined between the raw materials in which the biochar was made. According to mean values the walnut shell biochar provide 38% more shoot dry weight than thyme stalk biochar. These findings clearly indicate that although biochar almost consisted of carbon, all of the biochar are not the same, and depends on the raw material; biochar even can reduce plant growth. The effect of sulfur application was also significant, especially in the pots where biochar and sulfur were applied together. The lowest yield value was determined at control as well as 0.1% thyme stalk biochar applied pots as 34.2 and 33.4 g pot-1, respectively while ...
Biochar can get from every biomass material and carbonization of the total mass of organisms. Determining the most suitable dose of the biochar to increase nutrient concentrations of pepper and also determine whether used with chemical fertilizers or not was the aim of the study. In this study, biochar was used either with or without chemical fertilizers. Biochar was applied as 0, 10, 20, 40 t·ha-1 into two liter pots containing two kilogram of soil. N-P-K was applied as 100 mg·kg-1 N, 100mg kg-1 P and 125 mg·kg-1 K respectively. Leaf N, P, K, Fe, Mn, Cu, and Zn concentrations, soil pH, EC and organic material and plant dry weight were determined in the study. As a result, while biochar combined with chemical fertilizers, the soil pH and organic material increased, soil EC decreased, plant N, P, K, Fe, Mn and dry weight increased. Soil P and K concentrations also increased with the applications. From the results of the study, biochar could be used with chemical fertilizers to increase yield and concentrations of nutrients of pepper. ...
