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

Table 2

Effect of P. juliflora biochar on shoot dry weight (SDW) after 8 weeks.

Treatment	Maize (g)	Wheat (g)
Control	55.94 ± 6.27^d	8.01 ± 0.77^b
5 t/ha BC	58.47 ± 7.62^d	8.63 ± 0.81^b
10 t/ha BC	67.57 ± 5.09^c	8.63 ± 0.80^b
20 t/ha BC	64.83 ± 10.30^c	7.78 ± 0.63^c
5 t/ha BC + NPS	75.05 ± 9.42^b	6.26 ± 0.62^d
10 t/ha BC + NPS	72.68 ± 4.75^b	9.75 ± 0.93^a
20 t/ha BC + NPS	69.84 ± 5.53^b	10.37 ± 0.81^a
NPS	81.60 ± 6.61^a	7.98 ± 0.79^c

Note: Means were compared using LSD test. Values followed by same letters in a column are not significantly different ().