Biochar Conserving Water for Plants

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BIOCHAR AND PLANTSROOTIGATIONSAPIGATION

FLOATIGATION GEOCHARGEOhttp://e-geo.orgDr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy

[email protected]

{…innovative means of conserving water and nutrients given to plants…}

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Waterproof liquid sprayBiochar

BIOCHAR ROOTIGATION 1A circular pit is prepared around the plant without damaging the roots. Part of the soil in the pit would be covered with polyethylene or biodegradable wax sprayed / covered with any water proof and durable material and then biochar compost would be applied.

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W A T E RWATER & NUTRIENTSBIOCHAR ROOTIGATION 2

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Small Pouches of biochar compost would be attached to the roots of a plant. These can be made of any material, preferably a durable material which can expand. Water (including fertilizers) is taken by the plant by drip irrigation system

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WAT ERWATER & NUTRIENTS

BIOCHAR ROOTIGATION 2

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W A T E RWATER & NUTRIENTS

BIOCHAR ROOTIGATION 2 with grafted root (Rootrootgraft)

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Small Pouches of biochar compost would be attached to the roots of a plant. These can be made of any material, preferably a durable material which can expand. Water (including fertilizers) is taken by the plant by drip irrigation system

Rootroot Graft

Grafting a root of a plant with another root of similar or different species

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BIOCHAR SAPIGATION

Water and fertilizers

Biochar

Sap wood is exposed linearly and a layer of sterile biochar powder is applied and tied with a muslin cloth into which the water and fertilizers (diluted) would be given to the plant. By using the drip irrigation system, water is given slowly, not wasted. Fertilizers can be mixed in with the water in diluted form, so that the plant consumes them slowly, and roots are not exposed to concentrations of nutrients. This system benefits from biochar's superior storage capacity and affinity for water.

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BIOCHAR SAPIGATION with grafted root into the sap wood (SAPROOTGRAFT)

Water and fertilizers

Biochar

Sap wood of a tree grafted with root /s (of same / similar / differeent species). Water loving roots (roots which remain submerged in water all the time) of a species would be more beneficial for grafting. These roots will take required amount of water from the water pipe and transfers to the plant. Biochar would be used for protecting the exposed root

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Grafted root

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BIOCHAR SAPIGATION with the roots of parasitic plants.

Water and fertilizers

Biochar

The roots of the parasitic plants could be tamed by suppressing the growth of parasitic plant for the benefit of the host tree. These roots will be used for sapigation.

Note: Research should be done further to improve this method.

Usually the capacity of parasitic plants for intake of moisture and nutrients is very high. The rate of transfer of the same to the host plant would be high.

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roots of parasitic plants. The shoots are suppressed

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FLOATIGATIONFloatigation is growing plants on floats, where the water (including fertilizers)

are taken through capillary action. The plant absorbs the required quantity of water aided by the capillary action of biochar. Water supply can be adjusted by raising or lowering containers as required.

water

Plastic tray

Float (Styrofoam)

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“..these are innovative methods to reduce the loss of water and fertilizers given to plants..”

Consider plants as sensitive, they need to be taken care because we have domesticated them for our own benefit in the name of agriculture. The treatment given to plants is “inplant” / “inhuman”. (The term inplant is given to experss insensitivity towards plants).

..throwing water on the ground and expecting the plant to consume all the water without wastage is almost impossible..the loss of water through percolation and evaporation etc., is almost inevitable. As the plants have no mobility and limited root system, we need to innovate and implement good practices to support them..

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