Table 3 Nutrient budget of TN and inorganic nitrogen and water balance.

From: Pipe experiment elucidates biochar application depth affects nitrogen leaching under crop present condition

 

Control

A

B

C

(a) Nitrogen budget (mg)

Fertilizer (NH4+−N)

1886

Total crop (TN)

266

304

263

246

 Aboveground

234

269

238

219

 Root

31

35

25

28

Soil absorbed (TN)

3925

2805

3489

2120

 Initial condition

24,249

24,210

24,014

24,210

 Last condition

28,174

27,015

27,503

26,330

Inorganic nitrogen in soil (0–30 cm depth)

87

162

126

116

 NO3−N

17

31

12

19

 NH4+−N

70

131

114

97

Inorganic nitrogen in soil (0–95 cm depth)

114

187

164

140

 NO3−N

34

40

30

32

 NH4+−N

80

147

134

109

Leachate

33

29

37

33

 NO3−N

32

28

34

32

 NH4+−N

1

1

3

1

(b) Water balance (mL)

 Irrigation

14,850

 Evapotranspiration

8740

10,194

9304

8930

 Water in pipe

6638

6678

7630

6782

 Drainage

7332

7120

7129

7234

  1. Control: no biochar; A: surface application; B: plow layer application; C: subsurface application.