Research Article
Biochar and/or Compost Applications Improve Soil Properties, Growth, and Yield of Maize Grown in Acidic Rainforest and Coastal Savannah Soils in Ghana
Table 5
Effects of biochar and/or compost applications on the plant growth performance of maize crop (local and improved varieties) grown on the Aiyinase soil over 40-day period.
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B0 = control with no amendments; B20 = biochar 2%, w/w; C20 = compost 2%, w/w; BC = combined biochar and compost rate 1% compost + 1% biochar; LSD = least significant difference at 0.05. Means with different letters differ significantly at and with same letters do not differ significantly. |