Effects of Biochar and Compost Application on Soil Properties and on the Growth and Yield of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

Table 3

Physical and chemical properties of biochar and compost before field study in 2020.

Property	CPC	CPB	CPC_CPB
pH (H2O)	7.65	8.5	8.27
EC (dS/m)	0.09	1.2	0.08
TOC (%)	24.25	35.2	32.70
TN (%)	1.55	1.95	2.05
Available P (%)	0.94	1.34	1.23
K^+ (%)	1.25	1.74	1.62
Ca^2+ (%)	2.99	3.45	3.60
Mg^2+ (%)	0.55	0.75	0.81

CPC = coffee pulp compost, CPB = coffee pulp biochar, and CPC_CPB = coffee pulp compost, and coffee pulp biochar.