Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana
Inherently low concentrations of soil nutrients and erratic rainfall pattern in sub-Sahara Africa limit soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and P-fertilizer. The study was conducted to: (i) improve soybean response to rhizobia inoculation and P-fertilizer through the addition of organic manure; (...
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| author | Ulzen, J. Abaidoo, Robert C. Ewusi-Mensah, N. Osei, O. Masso, C. Opoku, A. |
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| description | Inherently low concentrations of soil nutrients and erratic rainfall pattern in sub-Sahara Africa limit soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and P-fertilizer. The study was conducted to: (i) improve soybean response to rhizobia inoculation and P-fertilizer through the addition of organic manure; (ii) enhance rain water use efficiency and (iii) determine the economic viability of combined application of the three factors in soybean
cropping systems in the Northern region of Ghana. A factorial experiment with two levels of rhizobia inoculant, two levels of Phosphorus, two different kinds organic manure [fertisoil (a commercially prepared compost from urban waste, rice husks, of poultry manure and shea butter waste) and cattle manure] and a control arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications was established on farmers’ fields. The combined application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer, and organic manure markedly increased nodulation, shoot biomass, haulms, harvest index (HI), P agronomic efficiency (P-AE), and rain water use efficiency (RUE) compared to the control. The combined application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer, and fertisoil increased grain yield by four-folds whereas the combined application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer, and cattle manure increased grain yield by three- folds. Harvest index, P-AE, and RUE were relatively higher with the fertisoil treatment combinations than with the cattle manure combinations and
the control treatment. The application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer in combination with fertisoil was profitable with VCR of 2 as compared to the combination of cattle manure which had a VCR of 0.40. The results showed that fertisoil offers a better option of improving soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and P-fertilizer; and has the potential to enhance rain water use efficiency. However, the long term benefit must be quantified. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1114062025-11-11T10:14:55Z Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana Ulzen, J. Abaidoo, Robert C. Ewusi-Mensah, N. Osei, O. Masso, C. Opoku, A. grain yields harvest index soybeans subsaharan africa organic fertilizers Inherently low concentrations of soil nutrients and erratic rainfall pattern in sub-Sahara Africa limit soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and P-fertilizer. The study was conducted to: (i) improve soybean response to rhizobia inoculation and P-fertilizer through the addition of organic manure; (ii) enhance rain water use efficiency and (iii) determine the economic viability of combined application of the three factors in soybean cropping systems in the Northern region of Ghana. A factorial experiment with two levels of rhizobia inoculant, two levels of Phosphorus, two different kinds organic manure [fertisoil (a commercially prepared compost from urban waste, rice husks, of poultry manure and shea butter waste) and cattle manure] and a control arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications was established on farmers’ fields. The combined application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer, and organic manure markedly increased nodulation, shoot biomass, haulms, harvest index (HI), P agronomic efficiency (P-AE), and rain water use efficiency (RUE) compared to the control. The combined application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer, and fertisoil increased grain yield by four-folds whereas the combined application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer, and cattle manure increased grain yield by three- folds. Harvest index, P-AE, and RUE were relatively higher with the fertisoil treatment combinations than with the cattle manure combinations and the control treatment. The application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer in combination with fertisoil was profitable with VCR of 2 as compared to the combination of cattle manure which had a VCR of 0.40. The results showed that fertisoil offers a better option of improving soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and P-fertilizer; and has the potential to enhance rain water use efficiency. However, the long term benefit must be quantified. 2020-09 2021-02-18T11:44:35Z 2021-02-18T11:44:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111406 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Ulzen, J., Abaidoo, R.C., Ewusi-Mensah, N., Osei, O., Masso, C. & Opoku, A. (2020). Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana. Frontiers in Agronomy, 2(9), 1-10. |
| spellingShingle | grain yields harvest index soybeans subsaharan africa organic fertilizers Ulzen, J. Abaidoo, Robert C. Ewusi-Mensah, N. Osei, O. Masso, C. Opoku, A. Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana |
| title | Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana |
| title_full | Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana |
| title_short | Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana |
| title_sort | organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p fertilizer in northern ghana |
| topic | grain yields harvest index soybeans subsaharan africa organic fertilizers |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111406 |
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