Biocharculture mast

BIOCHARCULTURE

ANGRAU, RARS, LAM FARM, GUNTURDr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy

Coordinator, ClimaAdapt ProjectWALAMTARI

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food water

shelter climate

energy environment

CULTURAL

SPIRITUAL

BELIEFS

RITUALS

FESTIVALS

ALTARS

CREMATION

SOURCES (BIOMASS)

GOOD STOVES• TLUDs• Other stoves

CROP RESIDUE

POULTRY LITTER

WASTE MANAGEMENT• Sludge

PRACTICES

FOODPRESERVING

FOOD

CLEANING

MEDICINE

MATTRESS

TOOTH POWDER

AIR QUALITY• CO2 / CH4WATER

TREATMENT

AQUARIUM /

TERRARIUMS

BIOCHAR BRICKS

BIOCHAR URINALS

SOAK PITS

FILTERING MEDIA

INSECT REPELLENT

SOIL AMENDMENT

INCREASED PRODUCTION

SOIL TEMPERATURE

REGULATED

MOISTURE RETENTION

WATER CONSERVATION

NITROGEN / PHOSPHOROUS

RETENTION

NURSERIES

PESTICIDES ADBSORBTION

SOIL MICROBES DENSITY

INCREASE

BIOCHAR COMPOST

EARTHWORMS INCREASE

TERMITES / ANTS

REPULSION

CARBON SEQUESTRATIO

N

ANIMALS

POULTRY - CH4 REDUCTION

LIVESTOCK - URINE AND DUNGFYM / COMPOST

BIOMASS

BIOCHAR

ENERGY

BIOCHARCULTURE

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SOIL

BIOCHAR

BIOCHAR COMPOST

AGRICUTURE

PADDY METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION

PESTICIDE & COMPLEX

CHEMICALS AFFECTS

MITIGATION

EMMISIONS REDUCTION FROM FARM

YARD MANURES AND

COMPOSTS

CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT

ANIMALS

APPLICATION IN ANIMAL

PLACES TO TAP URINE,

SANITATION AND

EMISSIONS REDUCTION

RUMINANT ANIMALS METHANE EMISSIONS

REDUCTION AS FEED ADDITIVE

SOAKING IN WITH ANIMALS

URINE AND EXCRETA -

VALUE ADDITION

ENERGY

SOURCE FROM EFFICIENT TLUD COOK STOVES

AS BY PRODUCT FROM GASIFIER

STOVES, BOILERS ETC

CHARCOAL PRODUCTION

FROM BIOMASS /

WASTE MANAGEMENT

HABITAT

BIOCHAR BRICKS

BIOCHAR IN AQUARIUMS

BIOCHAR IN POULTRY FARMS

BIOCHAR IN FRIDGES,

MATTRESSES, ETC.

SANITATION

BIOCHAR URINALS

BIOCHAR TOILETS

BIOCHAR IN CATTLE SHEDS

CLEANING PLATES / UTENSILS

BATHING

HEALTH

CLEANING TEETH

BIOCHAR TABLETS

BIOCHAR IN FOOD AS PART

OF FOOD PREPARATIONS

WATER

WATER PURIFICATION – COLOR, ODOR, REMOVAL OF

HARMFUL ELEMENTS,

ETC.

RITUAL / SPIRITUAL / RELIGIOUS / PRACTICES

FIRE / ALTAR / YAGNAS /

AGNIHOTRA

FIRE DURING FESTIVALS

CREMATIONS

NATURAL / ARTIFICIAL

FIRES IN FORESTS /

FIELDS, ETC.

BIOCHARCULTURE

Biocharculture Adaptation benefits

Securing the crop from drought and climate

variabiiity

Reclaim the degraded soils, water conservation,

Lessen the impact of hazardous pesticides

and complex chemicals & to reduce plant

uptake.

reducing emissions and increasing the

sequestration of greenhouse gases

Conversion of cotton stalks into Biochar an option and address

carbon sequestration

Increase in crop yieldincreases in C, N, pH, and available P to the

plants

Impacts of Biochar last more than 1000 years.

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Sustainable Biochar and livelihoods ?

•Agriculture productivity increase

•Low input agriculture

Natural

•Local jobs and equity

•Local enterprises

Social

•Least skills

•Biocharculture

Human

•Local technologies

•Low energy

Physical

•Low carbon economy

•Low cost

Financial

•Carbon sequestration and energy security

•Mitigation and adaptation to climate change

Environment

SOURCES OF BIOMASS FOR BIOCHARCROP RESIDUE (800 million tons of biomass burnt)

COTTON STALKS (22.3 million tons generated)

PROSOPIS JULIFLORA

RICE HUSK

OTHER BIOMASS

Plants

Stoves

Biochar

Soil FertilityCarbon SequestrationEmission reductionWater conservation

EnergyEmissions reductionBiomass conservationBiochar as byproduct

Carbon as biocharWater and fertilizers conservationCarbon sequestration

PROSOPIS JULIFLORAMAIN SOURCE

CHARCOAL PRODUCTION

Major challenges

Climate change - variability - extremes

Soil fertility Water management

Impact of hazardous

pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers

Burning of crop residue

Alkalinity of soils

Clean and ……?!

Advantages of Biochar Urban GardensSink for CO2 and contribution to climate change mitigation.

Converting dry waste into biochar using biochar stoves and utilizing the energy. http://goodstove.com

Efficient solid waste management

Insulation to the roof

Entertainment and cultural activity space

Social gathering

Conducting meetings and workshops

Health walk ways

A great place for exercise and mental peace.

Aesthetics

http://goodstove.com/

Land poisoned by use of

complex chemical

fertilizers and pesticides

Alkaline Soils

JAGGERYCOMPOST

BIOCHAR

SOIL MICROBES

GREEN MULCH GEO

CHAR

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BIOCHAR COMPOST

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OKRA - CONTROL AND BIOCHAR PLOTS

CONTROL BIOCHAR COMPOST 4 KGS 8 KGS 12 KGS

1.5 FEET 6 FEET

CONTROL

BIOCHAR

Methane Emissions from paddy fields

Biochar – livestock urine

BIOCHAR URINALS

TAPPING NITROGEN FROM URINE OF ANIMALS AND PEOPLE USING BIOCHAR

WAT E R – L E S S P L A N T S

OTHER BIOCHAR APPLICATIONS

BIOCHAR BRICKS, GREEN BUILDINGS

WATER LESS CLEANING

Advantages of Biochar Urban Gardens

These are low cost solutions for efficient use of urban spaces.

Complement food needs by growing food.

Fresh and nutritious food is available close to habitation

Economic savings through access to self grown food

Utilization of waste for creating biochar compost.

Carbon sequestration through biochar use.

Emissions reduction, improved soil fertility and management, efficient use of water and conservation, increased soil microbial density, micorhazea (fungus), etc.

Biochar Mobile Gardens

BIOCHAR AND PLANTSROOTIGATIONSAPIGATION

FLOATIGATIONSEWAGIGATION

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

BIOCHAR ROOTIGATION 1

Waterproof liquid sprayBiochar

A 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


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

WAT ERWATER & NUTRIENTS

BIOCHAR ROOTIGATION 2


BIOCHAR ROOTIGATION 2 with grafted root (Rootrootgraft)


W A T E RWATER & NUTRIENTS

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

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.


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

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



Biochar

Grafted root

BIOCHAR SAPIGATION with the roots of parasitic plants.


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.


roots of parasitic plants. The shoots are suppressed

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)


Sewagigation

Perforated pipe

Sand

Biochar

Gravel

Road

Sewerage

Clean water for irrigation

Drip Irrigation

Sewagigation

“..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..


Thank you..

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