Abstract
Biochar shows broad potential for use as a soil amendment. The success of its application relies on the optimal dose and the type of plant grown. The use of biochar delayed the germination of amaranth seeds. Subsequent seedling development was significantly better than the control values in both experimental treatments (biochar application doses of 2.5% and 5%). In the experiment with sorghum, plants had a positive response only under a relatively small dose of the amendment (2.5%). In addition, both doses of biochar slowed down and reduced germination of sorghum seeds.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar delayed the germination of amaranth seeds.
- Taxon
- Amaranth
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Amaranthus caudatust0 - Treatment
- biochare0
- Outcome
- germination of amaranth seedse0
- Direction
- delayede0
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Verbatim
t0“Amaranth”
e0“The use of biochar delayed the germination of amaranth seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Subsequent amaranth seedling development was significantly better than control values at biochar doses of 2.5% and 5%.
- Taxon
- AmaranthAmaranthus caudatust0
- Treatment
- biochar application doses of 2.5% and 5%e0
- Outcome
- seedling developmente0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- control valuese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Amaranth”
e0“Subsequent seedling development was significantly better than the control values in both experimental treatments (biochar application doses of 2.5% and 5%)”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorghum plants responded positively only under the relatively small 2.5% dose of biochar.
- Treatment
- relatively small dose of the amendment (2.5%)e0
- Outcome
- positive responsee0
- Direction
- positivee0
SorghumNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“In the experiment with sorghum, plants had a positive response only under a relatively small dose of the amendment (2.5%)”
Claim · model-written summary
Both biochar doses slowed down and reduced germination of sorghum seeds.
- Treatment
- both doses of biochare0
- Outcome
- germination of sorghum seedse0
- Direction
- slowed down and reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“both doses of biochar slowed down and reduced germination of sorghum seeds”
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