Table 4.
Biochar Rates (g kg−1) |
N (%) |
P (%) |
K (%) |
Ca (%) |
Na (%) |
Cl (%) |
K/Na |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1.5 ± 0.1 b | 0.18 ± 0.04 b | 1.7 ± 0.1 b | 1.0 ± 0.1 b | 1.38 ± 0.07 a | 0.21 ± 0.07 a | 1.23 ± 0.07 b |
5 | 3.1 ± 0.1 a | 0.31 ± 0.05 a | 2.7 ± 0.2 a | 2.3 ± 0.2 a | 1.25 ± 0.03 b | 0.15 ± 0.03 b | 2.16 ± 0.07 a |
10 | 3.3 ± 0.2 a | 0.35 ± 0.06 a | 2.8 ± 0.1 a | 2.5 ± 0.3 a | 1.22 ± 0.01 c | 0.12 ± 0.01 c | 2.30 ± 0.07 a |
15 | 3.4 ± 0.1 a | 0.34 ± 0.07 a | 2.8 ± 0.2 a | 2.7 ± 0.3 a | 1.11 ± 0.04 c | 0.13 ± 0.04 c | 2.52 ± 0.07 a |
20 | 3.7 ± 0.2 a | 0.38 ± 0.09 a | 3.0 ± 0.1 a | 2.8 ± 0.2 a | 1.10 ± 0.01 c | 0.09 ± 0.01 c | 2.73 ± 0.07 a |
25 | 3.5 ± 0.2 a | 0.39 ± 0.05 a | 3.3 ± 0.1 a | 2.8 ± 0.3 a | 1.00 ± 0.05 c | 0.07 ± 0.05 c | 3.30 ± 0.07 a |
Means (±SE) followed by different letters are significantly different according Tukey’s test (p ≤ 0.05).