A. Sattar1,*, A. Sher1,*, M. Ijaz1, M. Irfan2, M. Butt1, T. Abbas1, S. Hussain2, A. Abbas1, M. S. Ullah3, M. A. Cheema4
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.88, No.4, pp. 379-388, 2019, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2019.04784
Abstract Application of biochar to agricultural soils is mostly used to improve
soil fertility. Experimental treatments were comprised of two factors: i) drought at
two level, i.e., 80% and 40% water holding capacity (WHC) which was maintained
on gravimetric basis ii) three levels of biochar i.e., control, 2 t ha-1 and 4 t ha-1
added to soil. Experimentation was done to examine potential of biochar
application to enhance the growth attributes, water relations, photosynthetic
pigments and antioxidants activities in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings. Results of
study revealed that biochar application increased the growth qualities (total
seedlings biomass, dry weight of… More >
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