Table 3. PLFA-based profiles of soil microbial community under biochar and compost amendments.
| Source | Total biomass | Bacteria | Fungi | BF Ratio | Gram +ive | Gram -ive | Pseudomonas | Mycorrhizae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 68±2 a | 55±3 a | 12±3 a | 0.22±0.06 a | 5.9±0.9 ab | 5.7±0.6 a | 9.7±1.4 ab | 7.8±2.7 a |
| B1 | 67±4 a | 56±3 a | 11±2 a | 0.20±0.04 a | 6.25±0.5 ab | 5.6±0.4 a | 9.4±1.5 ab | 6.7±1.0 a |
| B2 | 66±2 a | 55±3 a | 11±1 a | 0.19±0.02 a | 6.7±1.2 a | 5.3±0.3 a | 8.2±0.6 b | 5.9±1.2 a |
| CM | 67±3 a | 55±3 a | 13±4 a | 0.24±0.07 a | 5.2±0.7 b | 5.0±0.6 a | 11.3±0.9 a | 6.3±2.5 a |
| B1+CM | 69±4 a | 53±2 a | 14±2 a | 0.27±0.03 a | 5.3±0.6 ab | 5.00±0.4 a | 10.9±0.5 ab | 7.8±1.4 a |
| P-value (ANOVA) | 0.741 | 0.677 | 0.301 | 0.249 | 0.146 | 0.124 | 0.022 | 0.596 |
Values are in nmols PLFA g-1 soil. Treatments include unamended control (CK), 12.5 t ha-1 biochar (B1), 25 t ha-1 biochar (B2), 5 centimeter (cm) green waste compost (CM), and 12.5 t ha-1 biochar and 5 cm compost (B1+CM). Different letters indicate values that are significantly different across treatments (Holm-Šídák, P ≤ 0.05).