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

Table 3

Effect of P. juliflora biochar treatments on root length after 8 weeks.

Treatment	Root length (cm)
	Maize	Wheat
Control	33.26 ± 1.29^b	10.94 ± 0.47^c
5 t/ha BC	33.39 ± 1.61^b	11.69 ± 0.36^b
10 t/ha BC	37.23 ± 0.72^a	12.11 ± 0.42^a
20 t/ha BC	33.67 ± 1.37^b	11.73 ± 0.41^b
5 t/ha BC + NPS	39.86 ± 1.29^a	11.70 ± 0.52^b
10 t/ha BC + NPS	34.24 ± 1.08^ab	12.57 ± 0.52^a
20 t/ha BC + NPS	34.57 ± 1.10^ab	11.63 ± 0.40^b
NPS	36.57 ± 1.23^a	12.25 ± 0.42^a

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