Effect of Biochar Application on Growth of Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Acidic Soils of Bule Woreda Gedeo Zone Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Effect of biochar application on the soil bulk density, porosity, pH, SOC (%), TN (%), av. phosphorus, K, and exc. acidity.

Soil physical properties
Rate of biochar t ha^−1	BD (g/cm^3)	Porosity (%)	pH	SOC (%)	TN (%)	Av. phosphorus	K (Cmol(+) kg^−1)	Exc. acidity
						(PPm)		(Cmol/Kg)
Control
0
Corncob biochar
6 t ha^−1
12 t ha^−1
18 t ha^−1
Lantana biochar
6 t ha^−1
12 t ha^−1
18 t ha^−1
LSD ()	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	4.86	0.77	13.57	34.30	<0.001
CV (%)	11.3	13.5	18.12	16.14	12.05	19.33	17.07	15.12

Means followed by the same letter(s) across columns and row are not significantly different () with respect to substrate and application rate.