| Cropping system (CS) | Organic C | Bulk density | Mineral N |
| Wheat-mung bean | 0.68b | 1.52ab | 25.65 |
| Wheat-maize | 0.71b | 1.53a | 21.74 |
| Chickpea-maize | 0.90a | 1.44ab | 11.55 |
| Chickpea-mung bean | 0.83ab | 1.43b | 9.74 |
| Significance (P ≤ 0.05) | * | * | NS |
| Biochar (BC) (t∙ha−1) |
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| 0 | 0.63c | 1.58a | 14.98b |
| 40 | 0.69c | 1.51ab | 17.65ab |
| 60 | 0.82b | 1.47b | 20.46a |
| 80 | 0.9a | 1.35c | 15.59ab |
| LSD(P ≤ 0.05) | 0.07 | 0.09 | 5.28 |
| Interactions |
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| CS × BC | NS | * | * |