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Influence of Biochar on Soil Properties and Morphophysiology of Sugar Beet Under Fomesafen Residues

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Herbicide residue contamination is a serious threat to crop growth and farmland ecology in agricultural soil. Biochar is often assumed to minimize herbicide residues; nevertheless, research on the possible effects of biochar on herbicides is minimal. This research examined the mechanism underlying how biochar-based therapy reduces sugar beet pesticide residues. The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of biochar [0, 0.5, 1, and 2% (w/w)] on the morphophysiology of sugar beet and the properties of soil under fomesafen stress. Fomesafen residue negatively affected the growth of sugar beet due to the change in soil properties. However, our investigation revealed that biochar at 0.5–2% reduced fomesafen residues in soil by 29.06–46.05%. Moreover, biochar enhanced soil physicochemical properties and enhanced soil enzyme activities, with 1% biochar raising pH by (3.49%) and soil water content (SWC) by (13.85%), compared to fomesafen residue treatment alone. Similarly, the available nitrogen (AN), available potassium (AK), and soil organic matter (SOM) all increased by 9.68%, 17.71%, and 11.85%. Furthermore, using biochar increases morphological growth and development, photosynthetic contents and properties, and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of sugar beet seedlings, while decreasing electrolyte permeability (EL) by 53.23–64.79% and malondialdehyde (MDA) by 25.75–54.4% under herbicide residue. Consequently, biochar can reduce the residual amount of fomesafen in the soil, thus reducing the toxicity of fomesafen to sugar beets by improving soil characteristics. The present study indicates that applying biochar could be an effective technique to mitigate herbicide contamination.

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The datasets used in this study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Abbreviations

FT:

Fomesafen residue treatment

CK:

Control check

SWC:

Soil water content

SOM:

Soil organic matter

AN:

Available nitrogen

AP:

Available phosphorus

AK:

Available potassium

MDA:

Malondialdehyde

EL:

Electrolyte leakage

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

CAT:

Catalase

PPO:

Polyphenol oxidase

SPAD:

Relative chlorophyll content

Pn:

Net photosynthetic rate

Gs:

Stomatal conductance

Tr:

Transpiration rate

Ci:

Intercellular CO2 concentration

WUE:

Water use efficiency

PSII:

Photosystem II

PItotal :

Total performance index

PIABS :

Performance index

ABS/RC:

Absorption flux per RC

TRo/RC:

Trapping flux per RC

ETo/RC:

Electron transport flux per RC

DIo/RC:

Dissipated energy flux per RC

ABS/CSm:

Absorption flux per CS

TRo/CSm:

Trapping flux per CS

ETo/CSm:

Electron transport flux per CS

DIo/CSm:

Dissipated energy flux per CS

Φ Po :

Maximum quantum yield

Ψ O :

Exciton transfer efficiency to electron transport chain

Φ Eo :

Quantum yield of electron transport

Φ Do :

Quantum yield of energy dissipation

ANOVA:

One-way analysis of variance

PCA:

Principal component analysis

SDs:

Standard deviations

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This work is supported by the China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA (CARS–170204).

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All authors participated in conceiving the study. Xingfan Li: investigation, validation, formal analysis, and writing—original draft preparation; Baiquan Song: conceptualization, resources, supervision, and writing—reviewing; Dawei Yin and Muhammad Riaz: writing—reviewing; Milan Kumar Lal, Xin Song, and Wengong Huang: methodology and writing—reviewing.

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Correspondence to Baiquan Song.

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Li, X., Song, B., Yin, D. et al. Influence of Biochar on Soil Properties and Morphophysiology of Sugar Beet Under Fomesafen Residues. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 23, 1619–1632 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01157-y

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