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    Variability of soybean response to rhizobia inoculant, vermicompost, and a legume-specific fertilizer blend in Siaya County of Kenya

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    2018-11-26
    Author
    Mathenge, C.
    Thuita, M.
    Masso, C.
    Gweyi-Onyangoa, J.
    Vanlauwe, B.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Rhizobia inoculation can increase soybean yield, but its performance is influenced by among others soybean genotype, rhizobia strains, environment, and crop management. The objective of the study was to assess soybean response to rhizobia inoculation when grown in soils amended with urea or vermicompost to improve nitrogen levels. Two greenhouse experiments and one field trial at two sites were carried out. The first greenhouse experiment included soils from sixty locations, sampled from smallholder farms in Western Kenya. The second greenhouse experiment consisted of one soil selected among soils used in the first experiment where inoculation response was poor. The soil was amended with vermicompost or urea. In the two greenhouse experiments, Legumefix (inoculant) + Sympal (legume fertilizer blend) were used as a standard package. Results from the second greenhouse experiment were then validated in the field. Analysis of variance was done using SAS statistical software and mean separation was done using standard error of the difference for shoot biomass, grain yield nodulation, nodule effectiveness and nutrient uptake. In the first greenhouse trial, soybean response to inoculation was significantly affected by soil fertility based on nodule fresh weight and shoot biomass. Soils with low nitrogen had low to no response to inoculation. After amendment, nodule fresh weight, nodule effectiveness, nodule occupancy, and shoot dry biomass were greater in the treatment amended with vermicompost than those amended with urea (Legumefix + Sympal + vermicompost and Legumefix + Sympal + urea) respectively. Under field conditions, trends were similar to the second experiment for nodulation, nodule occupancy and nitrogen uptake resulting in significantly greater grain yields (475, 709, 856, 880, 966 kg ha −1) after application of vermicompost at 0, 37, 74, 111, and 148 kg N ha −1 respectively. It was concluded that soybean nodulation and biological nitrogen fixation in low fertility soils would not be suppressed by organic amendments like vermicompost up to 148 kg N ha −1 .
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2019.06.007
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5880
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    Moses Thuitahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6731-9492
    Cargele Massohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3980-6832
    bernard vanlauwehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6016-6027
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2019.06.007
    Research Themes
    NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
    IITA Subjects
    Natural Resource Management; Soybean
    Agrovoc Terms
    Grain Legumes; Soil; Rhizobiaceae; Inoculation; Soybeans
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa
    Countries
    Kenya
    Journals
    Soil & Tillage Research
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