Biochar has been widely suggested as an effective amendment to improve crop growth and productivity. However, its long-term effects on rice growth and productivity, especially in acidic paddy are less understood. We conducted a fiveyear (2015—2019) field experiment with the single factor randomized block design in an acidic paddy of Changsha, Hunan Province, south China. We aim to investigate (1) how do rice growth and productivity respond to different amount of biochar amendment (i.e., 0 t/hm~2(CK), 20 t/hm~2(B20), 40 t/hm~2(B40), 60 t/hm~2(B...