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Table 5 Effect of biochar and hydrogels on growth parameters of carrot

From: The synergistic effect of biochar and poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)/poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacarylate)/chitosan) hydrogels on saline soil properties and carrot productivity

Treatments (%)

Shoot weight (g/plant)

Root weight (g/plant)

Shoot length (cm)

Root length (cm)

Root diameter (mm)

Control

9.54 ± 0.06c

28.80 ± 1.03c

19.11 ± 88c

8.55 ± 0.07b

14.57 ± 0.02c

BC0.5

12.33 ± 0.10b

38.95 ± 1.06b

25.45 ± 0.50b

11.90 ± 0.09a

19.00 ± 0.07b

BC1

12.65 ± 0.31b

41.58 ± 1.08a

27.00 ± 0.44b

12.32 ± 0.06a

19.66 ± 0.09b

(PEtOx-HEMA-CS1)0.05

11.21 ± 1.25b

35.33 ± 1.10b

23.11 ± 0.36b

11.20 ± 0.08b

19.11 ± 0.08b

(PEtOx-HEMA-CS1)0.1

11.00 ± 0.12b

37.56 ± 1.09a

25.30 ± 0.31a

11.61 ± 0.09a

19.21 ± 0.10a

(PEtOx-HEMA-CS5)0.05

12.11 ± 0.15b

38.63 ± 1.16b

26.23 ± 0.32b

11.88 ± 0.07b

19.33 ± 0.13b

(PEtOx-HEMA-CS5)0.1

11.17 ± 0.18b

41.44 ± 1.9a

30.80 ± 0.31a

12.00 ± 0.03a

19.52 ± 0.15a

(PEtOx-HEMA-CS10)0.05

11.17 ± 0.20b

41.44 ± 1.15a

30.80 ± 0.30a

12.00 ± 0.70a

19.52 ± 0.14a

(PEtOx-HEMA-CS10)0.1

12.25 ± 0.15b

43.25 ± 1.09a

31.14 ± 0.34a

12.00 ± 0.08a

20.55 ± 0.16a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS1)0.05-BC0.5)

12.85 ± 0.12a

41.20 ± 1.07a

28.95 ± 0.33a

11.53 ± 0.06a

18.65 ± 0.16a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS1)0.1-BC0.5)

13.74 ± 0.12a

42.53 ± 1.06a

30.51 ± 0.32a

11.90 ± 0.08a

19.35 ± 0.14a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS1)0.05-BC1)

13.90 ± 0.11a

42.00 ± 1.04a

31.80 ± 0.31a

12.50 ± 0.09a

20.44 ± 0.11a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS1)0.1-BC1)

14.00 ± 0.09a

42.10 ± 1.06a

32.63 ± 0.32a

12.64 ± 0.06a

21.11 ± 0.13a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS5)0.05-BC0.5)

13.54 ± 0.04a

42.00 ± 1.06a

30.55 ± 0.25a

12.15 ± 0.04a

19.85 ± 0.13a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS5)0.1-BC0.5)

14.66 ± 0.06a

43.65 ± 1.04a

31.65 ± 0.18a

12.86 ± 0.08a

20.33 ± 0.14a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS5)0.05-BC1)

15.00 ± 0.37a

42.50 ± 1.06a

33.50 ± 0.19a

13.00 ± 0.50a

22.56 ± 0.14a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS5)0.1-BC1)

15.32 ± 0.51a

43.12 ± 1.07a

34.52 ± 0.19a

13.14 ± 0.40a

23.00 ± 0.16a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS10)0.05-BC0.5)

13.00 ± 0.06b

40.00 ± 1.18a

28.00 ± 0.16b

12.65 ± 0.40a

21.00 ± 0.16a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS10)0.1-BC0.5)

13.25 ± 0.09a

41.65 ± 1.10a

30.15 ± 0.11a

13.00 ± 0.50a

23.35 ± 0.15a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS10)0.05-BC1)

14.00 ± 0.44a

43.00 ± 1.30a

30.89 ± 0.19a

12.95 ± 0.60a

23.31 ± 0.02a

PEtOx-HEMA-CS10)0.1-BC1)

14.90 ± 0.13a

45.65 ± 1.03a

32.95 ± 0.18a

13.47 ± 0.50a

23.65 ± 0.30a

  1. Treatments are descending order alphabetically (a,b and c) according to the significance at p ≤ 0.05