Impacts of Biochar on Physical Properties and Erosion Potential of a Mudstone Slopeland Soil

Table 2

Physical properties of the studied soil with different biochar treatments after 168 days.

Biochar	AR	Bd	PR	Porosity	MWD
		Mg m^−3	kg cm^−2	%	mm
Control	0%	1.59 ± 0.03^e	14.5 ± 1.47^i	38.3 ± 2.44^a	1.15 ± 0.30^ab
RHB-400	2.5%	1.40 ± 0.03^a	6.30 ± 0.19^h	44.5 ± 1.97^ab	1.74 ± 0.28^cde
	5.0%	1.35 ± 0.01^a	2.20 ± 0.16^ef	46.7 ± 0.54^bc	1.77 ± 0.35^cde
	10%	1.19 ± 0.06^d	1.20 ± 0.13^bc	45.3 ± 2.55^bc	2.09 ± 0.17^de

Values followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different at P < 0.05 level based on Duncan’s test.
AR: application rate; Bd: bulk density; PR: penetration resistance; MWD: mean weight diameter of soil aggregates.