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Table 4 The effect of maize straw biochar on soil chemical properties under tomato production

From: Low cost maize stover biochar as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer for improvement of soil chemical properties, growth and yield of tomatoes on degraded soil of Northern Uganda

       

mg kg−1

Biochar rate (t ha−1)

pH (1:2.5)

EC (dsm−1)

OM (%)

OC (%)

N (%)

C/N

Ca

Mg

0

4.63b

0.584a

3.00a

1.74a

0.15b

12.08ab

566.7b

142.4b

3.5

5.90a

0.120b

3.17a

1.84a

0.20ab

9.46ab

886.7a

259.2a

6.9

5.87a

0.119b

3.42ab

1.98ab

0.22ab

9.22ab

886.7a

286.8a

13.8

6.03a

0.142b

3.43ab

1.99ab

0.23a

8.85a

833.3ab

255.6a

27.6

6.37a

0.153b

3.88b

2.25b

0.15ab

15.75b

873.3a

261.2a

p-value

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.01

p < 0.01

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

p < 0.001

  1. Means followed by the same letters are not significantly different at Tukey p < 0.05