Table 3 Effect of different biochar on pH and EC in three selected soils from India.
From: Biochar aided priming of carbon and nutrient availability in three soil orders of India
Treatment | Alfisol | Inceptisol | Mollisol | |||
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pH | EC (dS m−1) | pH | EC (dS m−1) | pH | EC (dS m−1) | |
RBC4 | 5.97§cd | 0.30c | 8.08c | 0.83ab | 7.65b | 0.43b |
RBC6 | 6.00cd | 0.32bc | 8.08c | 0.86a | 7.70b | 0.42b |
SBC4 | 5.93cd | 0.30c | 8.03c | 0.77b | 7.62b | 0.43b |
SBC6 | 6.20b | 0.34bc | 8.28a | 0.86a | 7.84a | 0.43b |
MBC4 | 6.03c | 0.39ab | 8.13bc | 0.87a | 7.55c | 0.43b |
MBC6 | 6.56a | 0.47a | 8.18ab | 0.88a | 7.70b | 0.53a |
Control | 5.89d | 0.29c | 8.00c | 0.71c | 7.50c | 0.40b |