• English
    • norsk
  • English 
    • English
    • norsk
  • Login
View Item 
  •   Home
  • Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet
  • Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)
  • Master's theses (INA)
  • View Item
  •   Home
  • Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet
  • Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)
  • Master's theses (INA)
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Effects of charcoal addition on spring wheat : a greenhouse study

Sefiddashti, Padina Kouhrani
Master thesis
Thumbnail
View/Open
master_thesis_ar.pdf (4.386Mb)
Permanent link
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/186889
Issue date
2012-09-10
Metadata
Show full item record
Collections
  • Master's theses (INA) [593]
Abstract
Abstract:

In this thesis I have investigated if addition of charcoal to the soil improves the growth and yield

of spring wheat. My thesis is based on an experimental greenhouse study in which different

amounts of charcoal were added to a nutrient poor sandy soil. The experiment included five

charcoal treatments, i.e. a control (no addition of charcoal) and additions of 0.63, 6.30, 12.60,

and 25.20 g charcoal per pot, which corresponds to 150, 1500, 3000 and 6000 g charcoal m-2.

The spring wheat was mature for harvest after 68 days growth in the greenhouse and I divided

the plants in different parts when they were harvested. Roots, stems, leaves and spikes were dried

and weighed separately in order to estimate plant production and biomass allocation patterns. My

results show that charcoal addition significantly impact on biomass allocation patterns and has

positive effects on the production of spring wheat. However, there was no clear dosage effect in

how the plants responded on the charcoal additions, which indicates that rather low dosages of

additions may be considered when using charcoal in agricultural systems in an applied and

practical perspective.
Publisher
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås

Contact Us

Privacy policy
Powered by DSpace software

Service from Unit
 

 

Browse this CollectionIssue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsDocument TypesJournalsBrowse ArchiveCommunities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsDocument TypesJournals

My Account

Login

Statistics

View Usage Statistics

Contact Us

Privacy policy
Powered by DSpace software

Service from Unit