Biochar Improves Viability of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (Amf) in Soil and Roots of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and Maize (Zea mays L.) under Various Cropping Systems
Zubaria Malik, Zahir Shah* and Muhammad Tariq
Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Figure 1
Interactive effect of cropping systems and biochar levels on spore density in soil after wheat harvest in year 1 (2015/16). Biochar treatment 1 is control receiving no biochar in any season, 2 is receiving biochar at 20 t ha-1 each in summer and winter, 3 is receiving biochar at 40 t ha-1 in winter season and 4 is receiving biochar at 40 t ha-1 in summer season.
Figure 2
Interactive effect of cropping systems and biochar levels on spore density after wheat harvest in year 2 (2016/17). Biochar treatment 1 is control receiving no biochar in any season, 2 is receiving biochar at 20 t ha-1 each in summer and winter, 3 is receiving biochar at 40 t ha-1 in winter season and 4 is receiving biochar at 40 t ha-1 in summer season.
Figure 3
Interactive effect of biochar levels and years on AMF spores in soil after harvest of maize crop in year 1 (2015) and 2 (2016). Biochar treatment 1 is control receiving no biochar in any season, 2 is receiving biochar at 20 t ha-1 each in summer and winter, 3 is receiving biochar at 40 t ha-1 in winter season and 4 is receiving biochar at 40 t ha-1 in summer season.
Figure 4
Interactive effect of cropping system and years on AMF root colonization (%) of maize crop.
Figure 5
Interactive effect of biochar levels and years on AMF root colonization (%) of maize crop. Biochar treatment 1 is control receiving no biochar in any season, 2 is receiving biochar at 20 t ha-1 each in summer and winter, 3 is receiving biochar at 40 t ha-1 in winter season and 4 is receiving biochar at 40 t ha-1 in summer season.