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dc.contributor.authorChrysargyris, Antonios-
dc.contributor.authorPrasad, Munoo-
dc.contributor.authorKavanagh, Anna-
dc.contributor.authorTzortzakis, Nikos G.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-23T06:57:37Z-
dc.date.available2020-07-23T06:57:37Z-
dc.date.issued2019-10-29-
dc.identifier.citationAgronomy, 2019, vol. 9, no. 11, articl. no. 693en_US
dc.identifier.issn20734395-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/18549-
dc.description.abstract© 2019 by the authors. Biochar has been proposed mainly as a soil amendment, positively affecting plant growth/yield, and to a lesser degree for growing media. In this study, four commercial grade biochars (A-forest wood; B-husks and paper fiber; C-bamboo and D-fresh wood screening), mostly wood-based materials, were selected. Initial mixtures of peat (P) with different Biochar type and ratios (0-5-10-15-20%) were selected for cabbage seedling production. Biochar material had high K content and pH ≥ 8.64 which resulted in increased pH of the growing media. Biochar A and C at 20% reduced cabbage seed emergence. Biochar A, B and D maintained or improved plant growth at low ratio (i.e., 5–10%) while all Biochars increased N, K and P content in leaves. Biochars A and D were further examined at 7.5% and 15% with the addition of two doses of minerals (1-fold and 1.5-fold). Biochar A and D, initially stimulated seed emergence when compared to the control. High dose of fertilizer favored plant growth in Biochar A at 7.5% and Biochar D at 15%. Leaf stomatal conductance was decreased at Biochar A+Fert at 7.5% and Chlorophyll b content was decreased at Biochar A+Fert at 15%. The presence of Biochar A increased the antioxidant activity (as assayed by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl-DPPH). Lipid peroxidation was higher in plants grown with fertilized peat and Biochar A at 15%, activating antioxidant enzymatic metabolisms. Potassium, phosphorous and copper accumulation and magnesium deficiency in cabbage leaves were related to the Biochar presence. Wooden biochar of beech, spruce and pine species (Biochar A) at 7.5% and fertilized biochar of fruit trees and hedges (Biochar D) were more promising for peat replacement for cabbage seedling production.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by Bord na Mona Horticulture Ltd. and Cyprus University of Technology under the project OPTIBIOCHAR and Cyprus University of Technology Open Access Author Fund.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofAgronomyen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectBiocharen_US
dc.subjectBrassicaen_US
dc.subjectCabbageen_US
dc.subjectEmergenceen_US
dc.subjectGrowthen_US
dc.subjectPeaten_US
dc.titleBiochar type and ratio as a peat additive/partial peat replacement in growing media for cabbage seedling productionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus University of Technologyen_US
dc.collaborationCompost/AD Research & Advisoryen_US
dc.collaborationBord na Mona Horticulture Ltd. Research Centreen_US
dc.subject.categoryAgriculture Forestry and Fisheriesen_US
dc.journalsOpen Accessen_US
dc.countryCyprusen_US
dc.countryIrelanden_US
dc.subject.fieldAgricultural Sciencesen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/agronomy9110693en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85074202799-
dc.identifier.urlhttps://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85074202799-
dc.relation.issue11en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
cut.common.academicyear2019-2020en_US
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crisitem.journal.journalissn2073-4395-
crisitem.journal.publisherMDPI-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental Management-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental Management-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-1067-7977-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-2719-6627-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental Management-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental Management-
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