Table 4.
Effects of soil amendments on the cooking, nutrition and hygiene quality of rice.
| Season | Cultivar | Treatment | AC (%) | GC (mm) | PC | BR-Cd (mg kg−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early rice | LLY-996 | CK | 26.77a | 35.0b | 7.09b | 0.206a |
| LM | 26.93a | 39.5b | 7.61b | 0.146b | ||
| SC | 26.72a | 46.5a | 8.14a | 0.140b | ||
| BC | 27.15a | 46.0a | 8.84a | 0.154b | ||
| ZLY-819 | CK | 22.96a | 58.5b | 6.21b | 0.155a | |
| LM | 22.45a | 61.5b | 6.94b | 0.113b | ||
| SC | 22.32a | 65.5a | 8.94a | 0.108b | ||
| BC | 22.49a | 68.5a | 9.47a | 0.131ab | ||
| Late rice | YZX | CK | 15.79a | 67.0b | 6.90b | 0.197a |
| LM | 15.57a | 70.5b | 7.13b | 0.119b | ||
| SC | 15.36a | 76.0a | 7.92a | 0.116b | ||
| BC | 15.40a | 79.0a | 8.35a | 0.132b | ||
| XWX-13 | CK | 14.67a | 68.5b | 6.39b | 0.128a | |
| LM | 14.80a | 71.0b | 7.37ab | 0.094b | ||
| SC | 14.59a | 75.5a | 7.76a | 0.091b | ||
| BC | 14.72a | 77.5a | 7.99a | 0.101b |
The different letters indicate that significant differences were found between the treatments for each cultivar using least significant difference tests.
CK control, BC biochar, LM lime, SC silicon–calcium fertilizer, AC amylose content, GC gel consistency, PC protein content, BR-Cd brown rice Cd content, ZLY 819 Zhuliangyou 819, LLY 996 Luliangyou 996, YZX Yuzhenxiang, XWX 13 Xiangwanxian 13.
Values followed by different lowercase letters in the same group indicate significant difference among treatments n = 3, p < 0.05.