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Figure 6

From: Biochar aided priming of carbon and nutrient availability in three soil orders of India

Figure 6

Identification of most important contributing parameters using PCA analysis, and PCA biplot cluster analysis for similarities of treatments and contributing parameters in (a) Alfisol, (b) Inceptisol, (c) Mollisol, X1-C mineralization biochar alone (Q-BC) X2-C mineralization soil + biochar (S + Q-BC), X3-C mineralization from soil-biochar mixture (S-BC), X4-pH, X5-EC, X6-available N, X7-available P, X8-available K, T1-RBC4, T2-RBC6, T3-SBC4, T4-SBC6, T5-MBC4, T6-MBC6. S-Control soil, BC-Biochar, Q-Quartz sand, RBC4-Rice husk biochar prepared at 400 °C; RBC6-Rice husk biochar prepared at 600 °C; SBC4-Sugarcane bagasse biochar prepared at 400 °C; SBC6-Sugarcane bagasse biochar prepared at 600 °C; MBC4-Mustard stalk biochar prepared at 400 °C; MBC6-Mustard stalk biochar prepared at 600 °C.

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