| dc.contributor.author | Kanton, R.A.L. |
| dc.contributor.author | Buah, S.S.J. |
| dc.contributor.author | Larbi, Asamoah |
| dc.contributor.author | Mohammed, A.M. |
| dc.contributor.author | Bidzakin, J.K. |
| dc.contributor.author | Yakubu, E.A. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:14:12Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:14:12Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 |
| dc.identifier.citation | 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. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1687-8167 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2683 |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. |
| dc.description.sponsorship | United States Agency for International Development |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Crops |
| dc.subject | Maize |
| dc.title | Soil amendments and rotation effects on soybean and maize growths and soil chemical changes in northern Ghana |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.crp | Maize |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Ghana |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute |
| cg.journal | International Journal of Agronomy |
| cg.howpublished | Formally Published |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Open Access |
| local.dspaceid | 93582 |
| cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4270284 |
