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Biochar has become an effective soil enhancer that boosts soil fertility and nutrient retention while increasing crop productivity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study examined the effects of nutrient management with biochar on the growth performance of direct-seeded rice in the Bagamoyo irrigation project during the cropping period of 2025. The split-plot design was used with three replicates and a split-plot ANOVA and linear mixed effect models to assess the integration of biochar and NPK from maize straw in three rice varieties (TXD 306, TANRICE 1, and KHAODUCKMALL) under multi-season conditions, with a p&amp;lt;0.05 mean separation and a Tukey HSD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study results demonstrate that biochar application constituted the only element that produced a statistically significant impact on crop height at harvest level measurement (p = 0.0135), while all other factors, including variety and their interactions, showed no significant impact. The two most important factors for sample discrimination were Fe and Zn, while TN and K followed behind. The PCA results showed that PC1 explained most of the variation through its strong links to Fe and Zn and TN, while PC2 showed primary connections to P and K and Mn. The biplot showed three distinct clusters, which scientists identified with 95 confidence with confidence ellipses. The 50% biochar plus 50% NPK treatment outperformed the control and sole fertilizer treatments because it produced taller plants, although the varieties showed minor differences in their plant response.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study results show that biochar combined with mineral fertilizer produced greater tiller manure yields when compared to the control treatment. 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