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Combined application of poultry litter biochar with NPK fertilizer mitigates the effects of stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown on chromium contaminated soil

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Abstract

Aim

Chromium (Cr) is a toxic elements and in high concentrations are phytotoxic. This study aimed to test the combined applications of poultry litter biochar and inorganic-fertilizers to ameliorate Cr toxicity.

Methods

Biochar, made of poultry litter, was added to Cr contaminated soils (0, 30 and 60 mg kg-1 Cr) either solely or in combination with mineral N fertilizers to ameliorate Cr stress in wheat grown on the contaminated soils for six weeks. A eleven amendments were added to achieve fixed rates of NPK inputs among treatments. Several parameters were used to identify Cr stress coping mechanisms.

Results

Root and shoot lengths and their dry weights decreased significantly with increasing Cr contamination level in soil. Under such stressful conditions, the amounts of oxidative stress indicators like Malonaldehyde (MDA) and H2O2 increased considerably. Antioxidants rose significantly in these plants. Biochar and/or NPK treatments lessened significantly the oxidative stress indicators in plant, while improved wheat growth parameters. The treatments of Biochar + NPK had the most profound effects for plant fresh weight and length, antioxidant constituents while recorded the least concentrations of Cr in both roots and shoot.

Conclusions

Combined poultry litter biochar and NPK inorganic are potential improving biochemical attributes responsible of coping Cr stress.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are thankful to Taif University Research Supporting Project number ( TURSP-2020/315), Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia, for providing the financial support and research facilities.

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  1. Department of Botany, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan

    Irfana Lalarukh

  2. Department of Biology, Al Khurma University College, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

    Sami A. Al-Dhumri

  3. Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture Engineering Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

    Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani

  4. School of Biology Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

    Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani

  5. Department of Botany, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan

    Muhammad Shahbaz, Syeda Fasiha Amjad & Nida Mansoora

  6. Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hail, P.O. Box 2440, Hail, 55476, Saudi Arabia

    Wasimah B. Al-Shammari

  7. Department of Biology, Hail University, P.O. Box 2440, Hail, 81451, Saudi Arabia

    Fatimah S. Alhusayni

  8. Advisor of Center National Agriculture & Animal Resources Research Center, And Deputy Director Plant Resource Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammad M. Almutari

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“Conceptualization, S.F.A., W.B.A., F.S.A., S.A.A., I.L., M.S., I.S., K.T.K., Z.Z., S.R., and M.H.K.; methodology, Z.N.; software, S.F.A.; validation, F.H.; and N.M.; formal analysis, S.F.A.; resources and investigation, resources, S.F.A..; data curation, S.F.A.; writing—original draft preparation LKTA; Funding S.F.A”.

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Lalarukh, I., Al-Dhumri, S.A., Al-Ani, L.K.T. et al. Combined application of poultry litter biochar with NPK fertilizer mitigates the effects of stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown on chromium contaminated soil. Plant Soil 480, 201–212 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05574-3

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