Effects of biochar and barley straw application on the rice productivity and greenhouse gas emissions of paddy field

Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 4 Growth characteristics of rice by biochar application

Treatment	Culm length	Panicle length	No. Panicle per hill	No. grain per panicle	1000 grain (g)	Straw	Yield
	(cm)				1000 grain (g)	(g m⁻²)
Cn	54.3a*	14.3a	10.8a	89.6a	21.5a	423a	515a
IF	67.0b	15.6ab	11.4ab	95.2ab	24.8c	597b	559ab
BC	66.7b	15.7ab	11.0a	94.6ab	24.3bc	584b	542a
BS	61.7b	14.7a	10.8a	90.2a	21.9ab	426a	526a
BC + BS	66.5b	16.8b	12.2b	99.8b	24.7c	611b	593b

*Means by the same within a column are not significantly different at 0.05 probability level according to Duncan’s Multiple Range Test