Table 5.
Treatment effects on plant maturity and plant height at different growth stages.
| Treatment | 70% maturity | PHI | PHII | PHIII | PHIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | |
| Wfbb | 103.3 ± 0.31 | 35.1 ± 0.05 | 40.1 ± 0.05 | 45.0 ± 0.63 | 50.5 ± 0.03 |
| Bcb | 102.5 ± 0.33 | 36.0 ± 0.23 | 40.3 ± 0.01 | 46.6 ± 0.08 | 49.5 ± 0.14 |
| Bga | 116.3 ± 0.33 | 37.1 ± 0.01 | 46.1 ± 0.01 | 52.7 ± 0.03 | 58.6 ± 0.08 |
| If a | 117.3 ± 0.13 | 37.5 ± 0.02 | 45.0 ± 0.08 | 53.1 ± 0.02 | 60.0 ± 0.21 |
Bg = biochar grass; Bc = biochar chat; If = inorganic fertilizer; Wfb = control plot (free from biochar and fertilizer); PHI = plant height at the initial stage; PHII = plant height at mid-stage; PHIII = plant height at the development stage; PHIV = plant height at a late stage. Treatments with the same letters were not significantly different at p ≤ 0.05.