Table 2 Influence of activated sugarcane Bagasse Biochar amendments on soil pH, electrical conductivity and soil organic matter under different moisture conditions of field capacity.

From: Physiological and yield responses of Camelina sativa to modified Biochar under drought stress

Treatments

pH

EC ds/m

SOM%

0T ASBB + 100% FC

6.48 ± 0.03(g)

0.61 ± 0.004(e)

1.09 ± 0.03(e)

0T ASBB + 70% FC

6.69 ± 0.04(f)

0.62 ± 0.004(e)

0.92 ± 0.02(f)

0T ASBB + 50% FC

6.89 ± 0.042(e)

0.68 ± 0.0036(e)

0.74 ± 0.04(g)

5T ASBB + 100% FC

7.49 ± 0.04(d)

0.86 ± 0.02(d)

1.5 ± 0.03(bc)

5T ASBB + 70% FC

7.58 ± 0.03 (cd)

0.92 ± 0.04(cd)

1.21 ± 0.03(d)

5T ASBB + 50% FC

7.88 ± 0.036(a)

0.99 ± 0.02(c)

1.17 ± 0.015(de)

10T ASBB + 100% FC

7.61 ± 0.02(c)

1.16 ± 0.12(b)

1.71 ± 0.05(a)

10T ASBB + 70% FC

7.76 ± 0.05(b)

1.21 ± 0.03(b)

1.54 ± 0.03(b)

10T ASBB + 50% FC

7.91 ± 0.03(a)

1.36 ± 0.05(a)

1.41 ± 0.02(c)

  1. FC = field capacity, T = tones per hectare, ASBB = activated sugarcane bagasse biochar. Values are the means of three replicates, ± indicate the standard deviation from the mean, while different alphabets from (a-g) are indicating the level of significance between treatments.
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