Soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern Ghana
A four-year field trial was conducted at Bonia in the Upper East Region of Ghana to evaluate soybean-maize rotation amendment systems. The treatments included soybean without amendment, inoculated soybean, inoculated soybean with fertisol, inoculated soybean with phosphorus and potassium (P, K), ino...
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| author | Kanton, R.A.L. Buah, Saaka S.J. Larbi, Asamoah Mohammed, A.M. Bidzakin, J.K. Yakubu, E.A. |
| author_browse | Bidzakin, J.K. Buah, Saaka S.J. Kanton, R.A.L. Larbi, Asamoah Mohammed, A.M. Yakubu, E.A. |
| author_facet | Kanton, R.A.L. Buah, Saaka S.J. Larbi, Asamoah Mohammed, A.M. Bidzakin, J.K. Yakubu, E.A. |
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| description | A four-year field trial was conducted at Bonia in the Upper East Region of Ghana to evaluate soybean-maize rotation amendment systems. The treatments included soybean without amendment, inoculated soybean, inoculated soybean with fertisol, inoculated soybean with phosphorus and potassium (P, K), inoculated soybean with P, K and fertisol, inoculated soybean with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (N, P, K), and continuous maize. Treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Inoculation negatively affected yields by 2% and 14% in 2013 and 2015, respectively. Soil amendments with P, K or N, P, K increased yields within 45–51%, fertisol increased by 95%, and integration of P, K and fertisol recorded 76% increment of inoculated soybean. Yields of maize increased by 1%, 20%, 25%, 43%, 44%, and 46% under inoculated soybean, inoculated soybean with N, P, K, inoculated soybean with P, K, inoculated soybean with fertisol, soybean without amendment, and inoculated soybean with P, K and fertisol, respectively. Maize after inoculated soybean with fertisol and maize after inoculated soybean with P, K and fertisol consistently scored higher benefit-cost ratio across the two years of experimentation. Thus, the two systems are conceivable for recommendation to the farmers in northern Ghana. |
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| spelling | CGSpace905042024-08-27T10:36:07Z Soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern Ghana Kanton, R.A.L. Buah, Saaka S.J. Larbi, Asamoah Mohammed, A.M. Bidzakin, J.K. Yakubu, E.A. crops maize A four-year field trial was conducted at Bonia in the Upper East Region of Ghana to evaluate soybean-maize rotation amendment systems. The treatments included soybean without amendment, inoculated soybean, inoculated soybean with fertisol, inoculated soybean with phosphorus and potassium (P, K), inoculated soybean with P, K and fertisol, inoculated soybean with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (N, P, K), and continuous maize. Treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Inoculation negatively affected yields by 2% and 14% in 2013 and 2015, respectively. Soil amendments with P, K or N, P, K increased yields within 45–51%, fertisol increased by 95%, and integration of P, K and fertisol recorded 76% increment of inoculated soybean. Yields of maize increased by 1%, 20%, 25%, 43%, 44%, and 46% under inoculated soybean, inoculated soybean with N, P, K, inoculated soybean with P, K, inoculated soybean with fertisol, soybean without amendment, and inoculated soybean with P, K and fertisol, respectively. Maize after inoculated soybean with fertisol and maize after inoculated soybean with P, K and fertisol consistently scored higher benefit-cost ratio across the two years of experimentation. Thus, the two systems are conceivable for recommendation to the farmers in northern Ghana. 2017 2018-01-17T15:10:44Z 2018-01-17T15:10:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90504 en Open Access Hindawi Limited Kanton, R.A.L., Buah, S.S.J., Larbi, A., Mohammed, A.M., Bidzakin, J.K. and Yakubu, E.A. 2017. Soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern Ghana. International Journal of Agronomy Article ID 4270284. |
| spellingShingle | crops maize Kanton, R.A.L. Buah, Saaka S.J. Larbi, Asamoah Mohammed, A.M. Bidzakin, J.K. Yakubu, E.A. Soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern Ghana |
| title | Soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern Ghana |
| title_full | Soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern Ghana |
| title_short | Soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern Ghana |
| title_sort | soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern ghana |
| topic | crops maize |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90504 |
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