Table 3 Plant height (cm), number of grains spike-1, 1000 grain weight (g) in soils amended with sole urea or urea + biochar treatments.

From: Influence of variable biochar concentration on yield-scaled nitrous oxide emissions, Wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency

Treatments

Plant height (cm)

% increase over urea

No. of grains spike−1

% increase over urea

1000 grain weight (g)

% increase over urea

Control

28.7 ± 5a

 

19.3 ± 4a

 

49 ± 9a

 

Urea

59.6 ± 9b

 

30.4 ± 5b

 

90 ± 11b

 

B 5

33.5 ± 7c

 

24.6 ± 7c

 

58 ± 8c

 

B 10

36.3 ± 5c

 

28.7 ± 6c

 

62 ± 5bc

 

Urea + B 5

65.9 ± 8d

5

35.1 ± 5d

18

101 ± 15b

7

Urea + B 10

72.3 ± 6e

10

41.7 ± 7e

25

114 ± 11e

9

  1. Values within a column followed by the same letter are not-significantly different at P < 0.05.
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