Data from: Effect of wheat straw biochar addition on canola growth in different soils
Data files
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Experiment_data.xlsx
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README.md
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Abstract
Biochar has been demonstrated as a soil amendment to improve soil health and plant yield. The present study aimed at investigating the potential of wheat straw on canola morphology and yield grown in different soils. The influence of biochar on soil physical and chemical properties was also assessed. A completely randomized design pot experiment was carried out in a glasshouse where canola was planted in eight different soils with and without biochar treatment. Wheat straw biochar was incorporated in pots at 1% of the total soil weight. Canola was grown for 105 days, after which canola growth and yield parameters were evaluated. The soil properties were also measured. The two treatments, eight soil types, and six replicates made up 96 pots in total. Leaf and soil parameters were measured in triplicate, while growth and yield parameters had six replicates.
Dataset DOI: 10.5061/dryad.zw3r228mk
Description of the data and file structure
Author information
Masooma Hassan and Vladimir Strezov*
School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
*email: vladimir.strezov@mq.edu.au
email: masooma.hassan@students.mq.edu.au
Description: The data belongs to the glasshouse pot experiment conducted in Plant Growth Facility, Macquarie University. It includes canola growth and yield parameters and soil properties. The experiment consisted of two treatments, control (abbreviated as C), biochar (abbreviated as B), and was conducted on 8 soil types. Each treatment had 6 replicates, making a total of 96 pots. The soil types are given below
1. LS = loamy sand
2. SL = sandy loam
3. SiL = Silty loam
4. SCL = Sandy clay loam
5. CL = Clay loam
6. SC = Silty clay
7. SiCL = Silty clay loam
8. Loam
Files and variables
File: Experiment_data.xlsx
Description:
Variables
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Growth parameters
Following were the growth parameters for this study. The units are given in brackets.
1. Shoot length (cm)
2. Root length (cm)
3. SDW = shoot dry weight (g)
4. RDW = root dry weight (g)
5. LFW = leaf fresh weight (g)
6. LDW = Leaf dry weight (g)
7. LA = leaf area (m2)
8. Chlorophyll (spad value)
Yield parameters
The yield parameters used in this study were
1. Number of branches
2. Flower count
3. Number of pods
4. Number of seeds per pod
5. 100 seeds weight (g)
Soil properties
The soil properties measured are given below with their abbreviations and units. pH
1. EC = electrical conductivity (µs/cm)
2. Total P = Total phosphorus (%)
3. Total N = Total nitrogen (%)
4. Total C = Total carbon (%)
5. Total K = Total potassium (%)
6. Particle density (g/cm3)
The list of the sheets in Experiment data file is given below.
1. Germination (In germination data, number of seeds that germinated are given. The total number of seeds sown in each pot was six.
2. Chlorophyll (measured in triplicates for each soil type)
3. LFW (measured in triplicates for each soil type)
4. LDW (measured in triplicates for each soil type)
5. Shoot length (six replicates with each soil type)
6. Root length (six replicates with each soil type)
7. SDW (six replicates with each soil type)
8. RDW (six replicates with each soil type)
9. Number of branches (six replicates with each soil type)
10. Flower count (six replicates with each soil type)
11. Pods (six replicates with each soil type)
12. No of seeds per pod (six replicates with each soil type)
13. 100 seeds weight (six replicates with each soil type)
14. Soil properties (measured in triplicates)
Code/software
Microsoft excel