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Impact of Biochar on Wheat Crop Productivity

. Sikander Khan Tanveer, Samman Gul Vaseer, Syed Haider Abbas, Muhammad Muneer, Maqsood Qamar, Sundas Waqar and Imtiaz Hussain


Abstract

Biochar has been reported to improve soil structure and yield of the crop; however, less is known about its effects on the physical and, in particular, structural properties of soil. This study examined the potential ability of biochar to improve crop growth through a field trial. This field trial had six different treatments with two genotypes and three replications in combination with biochar. Biochar has significantly affected the plant height spikelet’s and yield. However, genotypes and treatments has significantly affected the grain yield. Best performer genotype (Zincol-2016) had given highest grain yield 2943.5 kg/hec while it was followed by genotype (Borloug-2016), 2385.2 kg/hec. Similarly, highest grain yield: 3187 kg/hec was obtained when crop was sown in combination of treatment 4 which was followed by lowest grain yield: 2109 kg/hec recorded at treatment 6.

Keywords: Biochar, genotype, soil structure, wheat

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