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Table 2 The impact of SPSB application on the growth of greenhouse continuous cropping cucumber

From: Effects of sweet pepper straw biochar on soil microbial communities and growth of continuously cropped cucumber

Treatment

Plant height

(cm)

Stem diameter

(mm)

Leaf area

(cm2)

Dry weight

(g)

CK

87.6 ± 4.67 cd

6.30 ± 0.16b

111.37 ± 6.11d

9.46 ± 0.46 cd

S1

98.6 ± 1.95a

7.58 ± 0.21a

189.27 ± 8.45a

10.84 ± 1.16bc

S2

99 ± 3.24a

7.61 ± 0.21a

167.35 ± 2.59c

15.00 ± 1.66a

S3

93.6 ± 1.67b

7.35 ± 0.15a

184.22 ± 5.47ab

10.94 ± 1.22bc

  1. CK Control without SPSB. S1, S2, and S3 represent SPSB concentrations of 2.5%, 5%, and 7.5% w/w, respectively. The significant differences are determined by the Tukey test, with different lowercase letters indicating significant differences between groups (P < 0.05)