Abstract
The use of cow bone biochar for improving soil chemical properties and tomato quality and shelf life remains relatively unexplored. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of biochar on soil chemical properties, growth, yield, quality and shelf life of tomato. The experiment, conducted over a period of 120 days, comprised five levels (0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 t ha⁻¹) of cow bone biochar arranged in a completely randomised design replicated three times. Results indicated that cow bone biochar increased soil chemical properties, growth, yield, quality, shelf life and the percentage weight loss of tomato fruits relative to the control. The 40 t ha −1 biochar level increased yield of tomato by 22%, 97%, 162 and 294%, respectively relative to 30 t ha −1 , 20 t ha −1 , 10 t ha −1 and the control. Also, relative to 30, 20, 10 t ha −1 biochar and control, application of biochar at 40 t ha −1 increased shelf life of tomato by 12%, 23%, 28% and 70% respectively. These findings showed that biochar increases soil productivity, leading to improved tomato yield, quality, and shelf life. Further research is needed to determine if higher biochar rates can yield even greater benefits or if improvements level off beyond 40 t ha⁻¹.
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Claim · model-written summary
Cow bone biochar increased soil chemical properties, growth and yield of tomato relative to the control
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Treatment
- cow bone biochare1
- Outcome
- soil chemical properties, growth, yielde1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Comparator
- controle1
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e1“cow bone biochar increased soil chemical properties, growth, yield, quality, shelf life and the percentage weight loss of tomato fruits relative to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Cow bone biochar increased tomato quality and shelf life relative to the control
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- cow bone biochare1
- Outcome
- quality, shelf lifee1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Comparator
- controle1
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e1“cow bone biochar increased soil chemical properties, growth, yield, quality, shelf life and the percentage weight loss of tomato fruits relative to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Cow bone biochar increased the percentage weight loss of tomato fruits relative to the control
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- cow bone biochare1
- Outcome
- percentage weight loss of tomato fruitse1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Comparator
- controle1
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e1“cow bone biochar increased soil chemical properties, growth, yield, quality, shelf life and the percentage weight loss of tomato fruits relative to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
The 40 t/ha biochar level increased tomato yield by 22% relative to 30 t/ha
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume2
- Treatment
- 40 t ha −1 biochar levele2
- Outcome
- yielde2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 22%e2
- Comparator
- 30 t ha −1e2
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e2“The 40 t ha −1 biochar level increased yield of tomato by 22%, 97%, 162 and 294%, respectively relative to 30 t ha −1 , 20 t ha −1 , 10 t ha −1 and the control”
Claim · model-written summary
The 40 t/ha biochar level increased tomato yield by 97% relative to 20 t/ha
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume2
- Treatment
- 40 t ha −1 biochar levele2
- Outcome
- yielde2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 97%e2
- Comparator
- 20 t ha −1e2
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e2“The 40 t ha −1 biochar level increased yield of tomato by 22%, 97%, 162 and 294%, respectively relative to 30 t ha −1 , 20 t ha −1 , 10 t ha −1 and the control”
Claim · model-written summary
The 40 t/ha biochar level increased tomato yield by 162% relative to 10 t/ha
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume2
- Treatment
- 40 t ha −1 biochar levele2
- Outcome
- yielde2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 162e2
- Comparator
- 10 t ha −1e2
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Verbatim
e2“The 40 t ha −1 biochar level increased yield of tomato by 22%, 97%, 162 and 294%, respectively relative to 30 t ha −1 , 20 t ha −1 , 10 t ha −1 and the control”
Claim · model-written summary
The 40 t/ha biochar level increased tomato yield by 294% relative to the control
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume2
- Treatment
- 40 t ha −1 biochar levele2
- Outcome
- yielde2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 294%e2
- Comparator
- controle2
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e2“The 40 t ha −1 biochar level increased yield of tomato by 22%, 97%, 162 and 294%, respectively relative to 30 t ha −1 , 20 t ha −1 , 10 t ha −1 and the control”
Claim · model-written summary
The 40 t/ha biochar level increased tomato shelf life by 12% relative to 30 t/ha
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume3
- Treatment
- application of biochar at 40 t ha −1e3
- Outcome
- shelf lifee3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Value
- 12%e3
- Comparator
- 30e3
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e3“relative to 30, 20, 10 t ha −1 biochar and control, application of biochar at 40 t ha −1 increased shelf life of tomato by 12%, 23%, 28% and 70% respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The 40 t/ha biochar level increased tomato shelf life by 23% relative to 20 t/ha
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume3
- Treatment
- application of biochar at 40 t ha −1e3
- Outcome
- shelf lifee3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Value
- 23%e3
- Comparator
- 20e3
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e3“relative to 30, 20, 10 t ha −1 biochar and control, application of biochar at 40 t ha −1 increased shelf life of tomato by 12%, 23%, 28% and 70% respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The 40 t/ha biochar level increased tomato shelf life by 28% relative to 10 t/ha
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume3
- Treatment
- application of biochar at 40 t ha −1e3
- Outcome
- shelf lifee3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Value
- 28%e3
- Comparator
- 10e3
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Verbatim
e3“relative to 30, 20, 10 t ha −1 biochar and control, application of biochar at 40 t ha −1 increased shelf life of tomato by 12%, 23%, 28% and 70% respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The 40 t/ha biochar level increased tomato shelf life by 70% relative to the control
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume3
- Treatment
- application of biochar at 40 t ha −1e3
- Outcome
- shelf lifee3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Value
- 70%e3
- Comparator
- controle3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“relative to 30, 20, 10 t ha −1 biochar and control, application of biochar at 40 t ha −1 increased shelf life of tomato by 12%, 23%, 28% and 70% respectively”
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