Biochar of Prosopis juliflora for Improving Crops Germination and Growth on Sandy–Loam Soil

Table 1

Germination percentage after 8 days with P. juliflora biochar (BC) treatment.

Treatment	TGP (%) of maize	TGP (%) of wheat
Control	94.4 ± 0.33^a	986.1 ± 1.67^d
5 t/ha BC	83.3 ± 0.57^b	95 ± 2.08^b
10 t/ha BC	94.4 ± 0.33^a	92.7 ± 1.33^bd
20 t/ha BC	88.0 ± 0.88^ab	100 ± 0^a
5 t/ha BC + NPS	83.3 ± 0.57^b	95.5 ± 0.88^b
10 t/ha BC + NPS	100 ± 0^a	95.5 ± 1.20^b
20 t/ha BC + NPS	94.4 ± 0.33^a	98.8 ± 0.67^b
NPS	83.3 ± 0.57^b	87.2 ± 1.20^c

Note: TGP refers to mean total germination percentage. Values of TGP with different letters between treatments along each column denote significant differences at .