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. 2019 Jun 4;7:e7027. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7027

Table 4. Recovery and loss of 15 N-labeled urea in the rice-soil system under different biochar treatments at the harvest stage.

Temperaturea Treatment Recovery of 15N in rice (mg pot−1) Residual soil 15N content (mg pot−1) Residual soil 15N rate (%) Recovery of 15N in rice-soil system (mg pot−1) Recovery rate in rice-soil system (%) 15N lost (mg pot−1) 15N loss rate (%)
Mean Std. error Mean Std. error Mean Std. error Mean Std. error Mean Std. error Mean Std. error Mean Std. error
B400 N210 C0 316.03 13.47 169.24 134.51 8.46 6.73 485.27 125.44 24.26 6.27 1,514.73 125.44 75.74 6.27
C0.7 248.08 31.50 159.68 18.06 7.98 0.90 407.76 19.31 20.39 0.97 1,592.24 19.31 79.61 0.97
C2.1 142.13 42.86 313.59 146.55 15.68 7.33 455.72 176.95 22.79 8.85 1,544.28 176.95 77.21 8.85
N168 C0 245.59 2.39 78.19 27.59 4.86 1.71 323.78 27.74 20.11 1.72 1,286.22 27.74 79.89 1.72
C0.7 202.32 4.08 177.97 29.45 11.05 1.83 380.30 33.09 23.62 2.06 1,229.70 33.09 76.38 2.06
C2.1 113.63 18.83 426.93 268.08 26.52 16.65 540.56 249.26 33.58 15.48 1,069.44 249.26 66.42 15.48
B700 N210 C0 306.00 25.56 246.63 37.83 12.33 1.89 552.63 15.52 27.63 0.78 1,447.37 15.52 72.37 0.78
C0.7 230.51 54.28 213.57 74.53 10.68 3.73 444.08 41.30 22.20 2.06 1,555.92 41.30 77.80 2.06
C2.1 171.26 57.10 288.98 23.15 14.45 1.16 460.24 66.52 23.01 3.33 1,539.76 66.52 76.99 3.33
N168 C0 245.51 21.15 92.85 26.85 5.77 1.67 338.36 31.18 21.02 1.94 1,271.64 31.18 78.98 1.94
C0.7 211.12 24.25 85.53 27.89 5.31 1.73 296.64 52.14 18.43 3.24 1,313.36 52.14 81.57 3.24
C2.1 109.21 21.22 391.56 97.98 24.32 6.09 500.77 118.94 31.10 7.39 1,109.23 118.94 68.90 7.39

Notes.

a

B400 and B700

b

C0, C0.7, and C2.1; and N0, N210, and N168 are defined in Table 2 footnote.