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Biochar had no effect on root morphology in 2016.
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Verbatim
e0“In the second year (2016), however, biochar had no effect on the root morphology and the grain yield was not affected”
t0“maize”
Title
Biochar increases maize yield by promoting root growth in the rainfed region
Xiaoyu Liu; Hedong Wang; Cheng Liu; et al. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 2020. doi:10.1080/03650340.2020.1796981
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Intervention effect 20 t ha−1 biochar increased 2015 maize grain yield by 23.9%.
- Intervention effect 40 t ha−1 biochar increased 2015 maize grain yield by 25.3%.
- Intervention effect Biochar significantly increased maize stalk biomass.
- Intervention effect Biochar significantly increased maize root biomass.
- Intervention effect Biochar significantly increased potassium uptake of stalk and root.
- Intervention effect Biochar significantly improved maize root morphology.
- Intervention effect Doubling biochar rate caused no further grain-yield increase.
- Association Grain yield correlated positively with ear size, soil organic carbon, stalk and root biomass, and K uptake.
- Intervention effect Biochar did not affect grain yield in 2016.