Combined Application of Pressmud-derived Biochar and PGPR Enhances Agronomic and Biochemical Traits of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa var. Camarosa)

IF 3 4区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Water, Air, & Soil Pollution Pub Date : 2025-10-09 DOI:10.1007/s11270-025-08601-y

Mohamed T. Ahmed, Sulaiman A. Alrumman, Garima Kumari, Sami Abou Fayssal, Ivan Širić, Pankaj Kumar, Madhumita Goala

{"title":"Combined Application of Pressmud-derived Biochar and PGPR Enhances Agronomic and Biochemical Traits of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa var. Camarosa)","authors":"Mohamed T. Ahmed, Sulaiman A. Alrumman, Garima Kumari, Sami Abou Fayssal, Ivan Širić, Pankaj Kumar, Madhumita Goala","doi":"10.1007/s11270-025-08601-y","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>Intensive chemical fertilization and poor agro-waste management practices have contributed to declining soil fertility and environmental degradation in horticultural systems. Also, there is a growing demand for sustainable strategies to enhance strawberry productivity while minimizing synthetic inputs. This experiment aimed to assess the efficacy of pressmud-derived biochar and plant growth-promoting rhizobia (PGPR) on the agronomic and biochemical response of strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa var. Camarosa). Field experiments were conducted using six treatments involving biochar, PGPR, and their combinations. Biochar was produced from sugar industry waste and characterized using standard spectroscopic and imaging techniques. The results demonstrated that the combined application of biochar and PGPR led to the most significant improvements (p < 0.05) in plant growth, productivity, and biochemical attributes. Results showed maximum values for plant height (29.08 cm), 36.94 leaves per plant, shortest time to flowering (74.42 days), longest harvest duration (75.10 days), 28.50 fruits plant−1, fruit weight (14.51 g), and fruit yield (413.54 g plant−1). Biochemical parameters also improved, including chlorophyll content, ascorbic acid, total soluble solids, and antioxidant content. The treatment also reduced oxidative stress enzyme activities. This study shows the potential of integrating agro-waste-derived biochar and PGPR into horticultural practices as a low-cost, sustainable alternative to synthetic fertilizers which offers a viable strategy for enhancing soil health, improving crop productivity, and promoting circular waste recycling in agriculture.</div>","PeriodicalId":808,"journal":{"name":"Water, Air, & Soil Pollution","volume":"236 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Water, Air, & Soil Pollution","FirstCategoryId":"6","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11270-025-08601-y","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Intensive chemical fertilization and poor agro-waste management practices have contributed to declining soil fertility and environmental degradation in horticultural systems. Also, there is a growing demand for sustainable strategies to enhance strawberry productivity while minimizing synthetic inputs. This experiment aimed to assess the efficacy of pressmud-derived biochar and plant growth-promoting rhizobia (PGPR) on the agronomic and biochemical response of strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa var. Camarosa). Field experiments were conducted using six treatments involving biochar, PGPR, and their combinations. Biochar was produced from sugar industry waste and characterized using standard spectroscopic and imaging techniques. The results demonstrated that the combined application of biochar and PGPR led to the most significant improvements (p < 0.05) in plant growth, productivity, and biochemical attributes. Results showed maximum values for plant height (29.08 cm), 36.94 leaves per plant, shortest time to flowering (74.42 days), longest harvest duration (75.10 days), 28.50 fruits plant⁻¹, fruit weight (14.51 g), and fruit yield (413.54 g plant⁻¹). Biochemical parameters also improved, including chlorophyll content, ascorbic acid, total soluble solids, and antioxidant content. The treatment also reduced oxidative stress enzyme activities. This study shows the potential of integrating agro-waste-derived biochar and PGPR into horticultural practices as a low-cost, sustainable alternative to synthetic fertilizers which offers a viable strategy for enhancing soil health, improving crop productivity, and promoting circular waste recycling in agriculture.

查看原文本刊更多论文

压藓源生物炭与PGPR联合应用提高草莓农艺生化性状

密集的化学施肥和不良的农业废物管理做法造成了园艺系统土壤肥力下降和环境退化。此外，对可持续战略的需求日益增长，以提高草莓生产力，同时最大限度地减少合成投入。本试验旨在研究压力菌衍生生物炭和植物促生根瘤菌（PGPR）对草莓（Fragaria × ananassa var. Camarosa）农艺生化响应的影响。采用生物炭、PGPR及其组合6种处理方式进行田间试验。生物炭是从制糖工业废料中产生的，并使用标准光谱和成像技术进行了表征。结果表明，生物炭与PGPR配施对植物生长、生产力和生化特性的改善最为显著（p < 0.05）。结果表明：株高最高（29.08 cm），单株叶片36.94片，开花期最短（74.42 d），收获期最长（75.10 d），果实28.50个，果实重14.51 g，果实产量413.54 g。叶绿素含量、抗坏血酸、总可溶性固形物和抗氧化剂含量等生化指标均有改善。该处理还降低了氧化应激酶的活性。这项研究表明，将农业废物衍生的生物炭和PGPR作为一种低成本、可持续的合成肥料替代品纳入园艺实践的潜力，为增强土壤健康、提高作物生产力和促进农业废物循环利用提供了一种可行的战略。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

6.90%

发文量

448

审稿时长

2.6 months

期刊介绍： Water, Air, & Soil Pollution is an international, interdisciplinary journal on all aspects of pollution and solutions to pollution in the biosphere. This includes chemical, physical and biological processes affecting flora, fauna, water, air and soil in relation to environmental pollution. Because of its scope, the subject areas are diverse and include all aspects of pollution sources, transport, deposition, accumulation, acid precipitation, atmospheric pollution, metals, aquatic pollution including marine pollution and ground water, waste water, pesticides, soil pollution, sewage, sediment pollution, forestry pollution, effects of pollutants on humans, vegetation, fish, aquatic species, micro-organisms, and animals, environmental and molecular toxicology applied to pollution research, biosensors, global and climate change, ecological implications of pollution and pollution models. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution also publishes manuscripts on novel methods used in the study of environmental pollutants, environmental toxicology, environmental biology, novel environmental engineering related to pollution, biodiversity as influenced by pollution, novel environmental biotechnology as applied to pollution (e.g. bioremediation), environmental modelling and biorestoration of polluted environments. Articles should not be submitted that are of local interest only and do not advance international knowledge in environmental pollution and solutions to pollution. Articles that simply replicate known knowledge or techniques while researching a local pollution problem will normally be rejected without review. Submitted articles must have up-to-date references, employ the correct experimental replication and statistical analysis, where needed and contain a significant contribution to new knowledge. The publishing and editorial team sincerely appreciate your cooperation. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution publishes research papers; review articles; mini-reviews; and book reviews.