Environmental constraints to nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Tanzania. I. A survey of soil fertility, root nodulation and multi-locational responses to Rhizobium inoculation

A survey of selected fields in bean growing regions of Tanzania and a more detailed survey of bean fields in the Lushoto area of northern Tanzania were carried out to establish soil properties limiting the extent of root nodulation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Soil samples were collected and soil pH, or...

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Autores principales: Amijee, F, Giller, Kenneth E.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1998
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43411
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description A survey of selected fields in bean growing regions of Tanzania and a more detailed survey of bean fields in the Lushoto area of northern Tanzania were carried out to establish soil properties limiting the extent of root nodulation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Soil samples were collected and soil pH, organic matter content, cation exchange capacity and concentrations of extractable P, K, Ca and Mg determined. Plant vigour and nodulation were recorded and indigenous populations of rhizobia nodulating Phaseolus were estimated. The majority of soils were found to have very small concentrations of extractable P and this was associated with poor nodulation and poor plant vigour. In most cases there were reasonable populations of soil rhizobia present (102-104 cells/g soil) but plants were well nodulated only when soil P concentrations were adequate. A series of trials which included treatments where rhizobial inoculants were applied demonstrated no significant responses to inoculation unless the data were combined across the 10 sites. The data confirmed the need for experiments on-farm where soil nutrient concentrations (especially P) were generally much less than those found on research stations.
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spelling CGSpace434112024-01-17T12:58:34Z Environmental constraints to nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Tanzania. I. A survey of soil fertility, root nodulation and multi-locational responses to Rhizobium inoculation Amijee, F Giller, Kenneth E. rhizobium nitrogen fixation root nodulation phaseolus vulgaris potassium fijación del nitrogeno ondulación potasio A survey of selected fields in bean growing regions of Tanzania and a more detailed survey of bean fields in the Lushoto area of northern Tanzania were carried out to establish soil properties limiting the extent of root nodulation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Soil samples were collected and soil pH, organic matter content, cation exchange capacity and concentrations of extractable P, K, Ca and Mg determined. Plant vigour and nodulation were recorded and indigenous populations of rhizobia nodulating Phaseolus were estimated. The majority of soils were found to have very small concentrations of extractable P and this was associated with poor nodulation and poor plant vigour. In most cases there were reasonable populations of soil rhizobia present (102-104 cells/g soil) but plants were well nodulated only when soil P concentrations were adequate. A series of trials which included treatments where rhizobial inoculants were applied demonstrated no significant responses to inoculation unless the data were combined across the 10 sites. The data confirmed the need for experiments on-farm where soil nutrient concentrations (especially P) were generally much less than those found on research stations. 1998 2014-09-24T08:42:05Z 2014-09-24T08:42:05Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43411 en Open Access
spellingShingle rhizobium
nitrogen fixation
root nodulation
phaseolus vulgaris
potassium
fijación del nitrogeno
ondulación
potasio
Amijee, F
Giller, Kenneth E.
Environmental constraints to nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Tanzania. I. A survey of soil fertility, root nodulation and multi-locational responses to Rhizobium inoculation
title Environmental constraints to nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Tanzania. I. A survey of soil fertility, root nodulation and multi-locational responses to Rhizobium inoculation
title_full Environmental constraints to nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Tanzania. I. A survey of soil fertility, root nodulation and multi-locational responses to Rhizobium inoculation
title_fullStr Environmental constraints to nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Tanzania. I. A survey of soil fertility, root nodulation and multi-locational responses to Rhizobium inoculation
title_full_unstemmed Environmental constraints to nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Tanzania. I. A survey of soil fertility, root nodulation and multi-locational responses to Rhizobium inoculation
title_short Environmental constraints to nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Tanzania. I. A survey of soil fertility, root nodulation and multi-locational responses to Rhizobium inoculation
title_sort environmental constraints to nodulation and nitrogen fixation of phaseolus vulgaris l in tanzania i a survey of soil fertility root nodulation and multi locational responses to rhizobium inoculation
topic rhizobium
nitrogen fixation
root nodulation
phaseolus vulgaris
potassium
fijación del nitrogeno
ondulación
potasio
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43411
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