dc.contributor.author | Sefiddashti, Padina Kouhrani | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-10T08:09:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-09-10T08:09:05Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 2012 | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-09-10 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/186889 | |
dc.description.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. | no_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | no_NO |
dc.publisher | Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås | |
dc.subject | Charcoal | no_NO |
dc.title | Effects of charcoal addition on spring wheat : a greenhouse study | no_NO |
dc.type | Master thesis | no_NO |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Agriculture disciplines: 910::Plant breeding, horticulture, plant protection, plant pathology: 911 | no_NO |
dc.source.pagenumber | 34 | no_NO |