Nanobubble Watering Affects Nutrient Release and Soil Characteristics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-20-2022
Abstract
Irrigation with gaseous nanobubble (NB)-containing water has been demonstrated to promote seed germination and plant growth. To further reveal the impacts of NBs on plant growth, this study compared soil chemical properties and the release of soil elements (e.g., NH4+, K+, and Mg2+) before and after immersion with different gaseous NBs such as oxygen (O2), nitrogen (N2), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and air. Exposure to NBs resulted in different influences on the soil pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), redox potential, and nutrient release. For instance, O2 NBs significantly increased both DO and redox potentials of the treated soil. CO2 NBs increased the release of Ca2+, Mg2+, and PO43- from the treated soil, whereas N2 NBs only improved the NH4+ release from the soil. Finally, multiple-factor correlation analysis and principal component analysis revealed intercorrelations between the different soil properties and confirmed that the nutrient ion release was highly dependent on the type or composition of NBs
Identifier
85129947327 (Scopus)
Publication Title
ACS Agricultural Science and Technology
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.1c00238
e-ISSN
26921952
First Page
453
Last Page
461
Issue
3
Volume
2
Grant
2018-07549
Fund Ref
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Recommended Citation
Xue, Shan; Marhaba, Taha; and Zhang, Wen, "Nanobubble Watering Affects Nutrient Release and Soil Characteristics" (2022). Faculty Publications. 2883.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/2883