Coapplication of Chicken Litter Biochar and Urea Only to Improve Nutrients Use Efficiency and Yield of Oryza sativa L. Cultivation on a Tropical Acid Soil

Table 2

Fertilization schedule recommended by Muda Agricultural Development Authority, 2013, and the equivalent rates used in the pot trial.

Local rice variety MR219, 105 to 111 days to maturity
Plant growth stages	Early tillering growth	Active growth	Formation of stalk	Grain filling
Days after transplanting	15 to 20	35 to 40	50 to 55	70 to 75
Fertilizer type	Mixture fertilizers (Government aid)	Urea; (Government aid)	Additional substance of fertilizer 12:12:17:2MgO + TE	Additional substance of fertilizer 12:12:17:2MgO + TE
Application rates (kg ha^−1)	360 kg ha^−1	100 kg ha^−1; (1 bag alcove^−1)	175 kg ha^−1	175 kg ha^−1

The mixture fertilizers (Government aid) = 17.5N : 15.5P₂O₅ : 10K₂O.