Exploring the potential of mapped soil properties, rhizobium inoculation, and phosphorus supplementation for predicting soybean yield in the savanna areas of Nigeria

Rapid and accurate soybean yield prediction at an on-farm scale is important for ensuring sustainable yield increases and contributing to food security maintenance in Nigeria. We used multiple approaches to assess the benefits of rhizobium (Rh) inoculation and phosphorus (P) fertilization on soybean...

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Main Authors: Jemo, Martin, Devkota, Krishna, Epule Epule, Terence, Chfadi, Tarik, Moutiq, Rkia, Hafidi, Mohamed, Silatsa, Francis B T, Jibrin, Jibrin Mohamed
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Frontiers Media 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130448
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author Jemo, Martin
Devkota, Krishna
Epule Epule, Terence
Chfadi, Tarik
Moutiq, Rkia
Hafidi, Mohamed
Silatsa, Francis B T
Jibrin, Jibrin Mohamed
author_browse Chfadi, Tarik
Devkota, Krishna
Epule Epule, Terence
Hafidi, Mohamed
Jemo, Martin
Jibrin, Jibrin Mohamed
Moutiq, Rkia
Silatsa, Francis B T
author_facet Jemo, Martin
Devkota, Krishna
Epule Epule, Terence
Chfadi, Tarik
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Hafidi, Mohamed
Silatsa, Francis B T
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description Rapid and accurate soybean yield prediction at an on-farm scale is important for ensuring sustainable yield increases and contributing to food security maintenance in Nigeria. We used multiple approaches to assess the benefits of rhizobium (Rh) inoculation and phosphorus (P) fertilization on soybean yield increase and profitability from large-scale conducted trials in the savanna areas of Nigeria [i.e., the Sudan Savanna (SS), Northern Guinea Savanna (NGS), and Southern Guinea Savanna (SGS)]. Soybean yield results from the established trials managed by farmers with four treatments (i.e., the control without inoculation and P fertilizer, Rh inoculation, P fertilizer, and Rh + P combination treatments) were predicted using mapped soil properties and weather variables in ensemble machine-learning techniques, specifically the conditional inference regression random forest (RF) model. Using the IMPACT model, scenario analyses were employed to simulate long-term adoption impacts on national soybean trade and currency. Our study found that yields of the Rh + P combination were consistently higher than the control in the three agroecological zones. Average yield increases were 128%, 111%, and 162% higher in the Rh + P combination compared to the control treatment in the SS, NGS, and SGS agroecological zones, respectively. The NGS agroecological zone showed a higher yield than SS and SGS. The highest training coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.75) for yield prediction was from the NGS dataset, and the lowest coefficient (R2 = 0.46) was from the SS samples. The results from the IMPACT model showed a reduction of 10% and 22% for the low (35% adoption scenario) and high (75% adoption scenario) soybean imports from 2029 in Nigeria, respectively. A significant reduction in soybean imports is feasible if the Rh + P inputs are large-scaled implemented at the on-farm field and massively adopted by farmers in Nigeria.
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spelling CGSpace1304482026-01-23T02:14:04Z Exploring the potential of mapped soil properties, rhizobium inoculation, and phosphorus supplementation for predicting soybean yield in the savanna areas of Nigeria Jemo, Martin Devkota, Krishna Epule Epule, Terence Chfadi, Tarik Moutiq, Rkia Hafidi, Mohamed Silatsa, Francis B T Jibrin, Jibrin Mohamed bradyrhizobium inoculation foresight impact model nigeria savanna agroecologies participatory on-farm experiment random forest model Rapid and accurate soybean yield prediction at an on-farm scale is important for ensuring sustainable yield increases and contributing to food security maintenance in Nigeria. We used multiple approaches to assess the benefits of rhizobium (Rh) inoculation and phosphorus (P) fertilization on soybean yield increase and profitability from large-scale conducted trials in the savanna areas of Nigeria [i.e., the Sudan Savanna (SS), Northern Guinea Savanna (NGS), and Southern Guinea Savanna (SGS)]. Soybean yield results from the established trials managed by farmers with four treatments (i.e., the control without inoculation and P fertilizer, Rh inoculation, P fertilizer, and Rh + P combination treatments) were predicted using mapped soil properties and weather variables in ensemble machine-learning techniques, specifically the conditional inference regression random forest (RF) model. Using the IMPACT model, scenario analyses were employed to simulate long-term adoption impacts on national soybean trade and currency. Our study found that yields of the Rh + P combination were consistently higher than the control in the three agroecological zones. Average yield increases were 128%, 111%, and 162% higher in the Rh + P combination compared to the control treatment in the SS, NGS, and SGS agroecological zones, respectively. The NGS agroecological zone showed a higher yield than SS and SGS. The highest training coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.75) for yield prediction was from the NGS dataset, and the lowest coefficient (R2 = 0.46) was from the SS samples. The results from the IMPACT model showed a reduction of 10% and 22% for the low (35% adoption scenario) and high (75% adoption scenario) soybean imports from 2029 in Nigeria, respectively. A significant reduction in soybean imports is feasible if the Rh + P inputs are large-scaled implemented at the on-farm field and massively adopted by farmers in Nigeria. 2023-05-19T14:51:42Z 2023-05-19T14:51:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130448 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Martin Jemo, Krishna Devkota, Terence Epule Epule, Tarik Chfadi, Rkia Moutiq, Mohamed Hafidi, Francis B T Silatsa, Jibrin Mohamed Jibrin. (11/4/2023). Exploring the potential of mapped soil properties, rhizobium inoculation, and phosphorus supplementation for predicting soybean yield in the savanna areas of Nigeria. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14.
spellingShingle bradyrhizobium inoculation
foresight impact model
nigeria savanna agroecologies
participatory on-farm experiment
random forest model
Jemo, Martin
Devkota, Krishna
Epule Epule, Terence
Chfadi, Tarik
Moutiq, Rkia
Hafidi, Mohamed
Silatsa, Francis B T
Jibrin, Jibrin Mohamed
Exploring the potential of mapped soil properties, rhizobium inoculation, and phosphorus supplementation for predicting soybean yield in the savanna areas of Nigeria
title Exploring the potential of mapped soil properties, rhizobium inoculation, and phosphorus supplementation for predicting soybean yield in the savanna areas of Nigeria
title_full Exploring the potential of mapped soil properties, rhizobium inoculation, and phosphorus supplementation for predicting soybean yield in the savanna areas of Nigeria
title_fullStr Exploring the potential of mapped soil properties, rhizobium inoculation, and phosphorus supplementation for predicting soybean yield in the savanna areas of Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the potential of mapped soil properties, rhizobium inoculation, and phosphorus supplementation for predicting soybean yield in the savanna areas of Nigeria
title_short Exploring the potential of mapped soil properties, rhizobium inoculation, and phosphorus supplementation for predicting soybean yield in the savanna areas of Nigeria
title_sort exploring the potential of mapped soil properties rhizobium inoculation and phosphorus supplementation for predicting soybean yield in the savanna areas of nigeria
topic bradyrhizobium inoculation
foresight impact model
nigeria savanna agroecologies
participatory on-farm experiment
random forest model
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130448
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