Fig. 1. Changes in temperature and irrigation amounts during tomato cultivation in the greenhouse over time.
Fig. 2. Changes of NO3-N contents in the soil incorporated with different ratios of biochar during tomato cultivation.
Fig. 3. Changes of NH4-N contents in the soil incorporated with different ratios of biochar during tomato cultivation.
Fig. 4. Changes of P2O5 contents in the soil incorporated with different ratios of biochar during tomato cultivation.
Fig. 5. Changes of K2O contents in the soil incorporated with different ratios of biochar during tomato cultivation.
Fig. 6. Comparisons of tomato yield with different ratios of biochar application.
Table 1. Physiochemical Properties of Soil Used in this Study
Table 2. Estimation of the Nitrogen Use Efficiency with Different Ratios of Biochar Application
Table 3. Estimation of the Efficiency Rates for Carbon Use with Different Ratios of Biochar Application
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