Effects of Biochar on Soil Humus in Farmland:A Meta Analysis
In order to quantify the influence degree of biochar on soil humus content,a meta-analysis of literature was used to integrate the changes of soil texture and pH,biochar pyrolysis temperature,application amount and duration,with soil humus content without adding biochar as a control.The results showed that adding biochar significantly increased humic acid and humin content in sand humus by 18.6%and 92.2%,respectively,compared with not adding biochar.The contents of humic acid in neutral and alkaline soils were increased by 12.5%and 13.7%respectively.The application of biochar with cracking temperature of 500-600℃ increased the contents of humic acid,fulvic acid and humin in soil by 22.6%,14.1%and 68.5%,respectively.Under the biochar application of 20-40 t/hm2,the contents of humic acid,fulvic acid and humin in soil were significantly increased by 23.7%,6.9%and 84.6%,respectively.The content of humic acid increased significantly in 3 months of biochar application,with an average increase of 29.5%.The increase gradually decreased from 3 months to 1 year,and gradually increased after 1 year.The humin content of biochar increased the most at 6 months,with an average of 72.2%.With the extension of biochar application time,the increase of humin content in soil decreased gradually.In summary,the application of biochar with a cracking temperature ranging from 500 to 600 ℃ exhibits significant short-term improvement effects on sandy and loam soils under neutral or alkaline conditions.Moreover,these effects gradually stabilize over time as the application period extends.