Abstract:
A 3:t*t extrl*ri*ten{ r.vas r*ndu*ted t* *r'fllLtal* t}re ellbctiveness i:{'i:i*carbern {biachsr,
bas*ri gru*:*litt*ql *r3:u:ir: {ib*iliz*r} {:}n the grurrv{h anc} 3'ieki *1'*kra {:{pdrxrsrrl
s,3'.'ffir5?lll.1 1,.). Thrr st*d3r als(} *in:r tti sugsest ;rpprupri*te irpplicatiOn riite r:f
bi*ta:bn*-in*rS*llic f'*rtilirers c*mhirrati+* ior optirruru growth of *lila. The
i:xperimext u,*s **rried *ilt *t {h* FacLrlty *l* '{*chn*l*g}', L*ster* tjnir.ersitl'. Sri
J.anliii, clLrri::g ll':*'p*rirxl *f August t* l{*r'eurher l{}?i. The e,xperinlental {irsiEn lvas
;r **trpl*t*1-r' t'*r:dcru:ir*ct cl*sig:r {fRI}i rvit}r live tr*alntrnts a*r{ te* L*plicntes"
T:ectm**ts *r*i Tt {co*tr*}} * rrcs}linlenele<} nrlrcunt of in*rg;rnic lertililer bv the
l)epartxrent *{'Agri*nltLlr* {RIX"}A}, 'f':* l,l Rl){}A+ t: t$n$i'}m hlc*xborl 'tr':- irl
RD*A*15 t{,}n$/ha bi*carb*n. T"1-- lj:. R}ilA+18 t*ns,&a l"riocmb*::, Ts- li? ftn0A+
2l ler::s;'hn l;i***rh*n. L{ir:*;rrb*:r iv*s a;:trrlied at the tittle cil'basal l'eitiljzer a34:lieatiol.
All oth*r il*::*non:i*;:l*ctir:**.,*x.rep{ fbrtilizerr;r;:pli*;ation *,Err* fblJ*weci Lrased on
iltlA r*cr:::rlr**ili:tir:n. Fln::t lreight, *u*rlrer ol le*l'es :uriJ stem dran:eler were
me*sitrrd ftl {w*-\a,eek i;:ttrvsls. Frtsh il*ri ilrv 1a:sjglrl p*r plar':t. w$s meas*red nt Ith
u'**ks a{ier plantillg^ I\ut*h*r *l'perds p*r pl;ir:t, pocl lengrh anrtr lvidrh. diaur*ter ol'
per*i, fi"esil and rirv x.e igl,t p*:: poi!" *n<J {r:t*l 3rielel rv*re *:e*surecf at {he ljnre *l
It*rveslirtg. An*i-r.'sis *l'r.'ariance r.\as N.rsed to i1*lermir:* sigriilicaxt di{lierences *rnong
trsatrl:er:ts {1;<#.f}.5;. 'lli:e resr":lts r*vealed thal tre*tr:r*nls c*mi:inillg biocarir*n u,ith
i::crganir, i!'rtilizerx {.T: tr: T:} signilic*nt}v enhan*erl plient gror.vth urd field
ct:*r!::ueci t* contr*l iT1-). The i:igl:esr gro'ivth and yield pilriln:slcrs llerc ob$ened in
'f'"r
{ ii RIXIA+} $ tonsr'ltn bi*cil:b*n}- demor:strating t}:e *fl'ecrireness o{' hi*carbou
ir: *t*l*tic*d s*il lbrtilitv b-rr *ntrier:t leleniii:ll" nulrie:::l uptake. nncl soil nlicrobial
it*tivilt'" Th**e l*urclings sug&sst that the ;rpplicati** ul' bi*carl:rin rviilr in*ryanic
lertiliz*rs cn:,: enhar:ce *kla prr:ductivit3.' n'hile redircing exc**siv* use ol i::crganic
lbrtilix*r'" ?h* st*d-v *ls* higi:!ights th* p*t*nti*l u$0 {rl' bir:cs:br:n i* leget;rble
criltivaliq:n *s a susl*i*ablc ;:pprr:a*h to impror.ing crr:p gr*rvtii *nd _vield.
