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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 1. Determination of root:shoot dry biomass ratio for maize crop in soil treated with hydrochar and in Terra Mulata

From: Hydrochar from sugarcane industry by-products: assessment of its potential use as a soil conditioner by germination and growth of maize

 

Root:shoot dry biomass ratio

Ultisol

Oxisol

Terra Mulata

Control

0.46 ± 0.10

0.45 ± 0.04

0.49 ± 0.08

10 t ha−1

0.58 ± 0.07

0.72 ± 0.06

 

20 t ha−1

0.55 ± 0.06

0.63 ± 0.15

 
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