dc.contributor.author | Ulzen, J. |
dc.contributor.author | Abaidoo, R.C. |
dc.contributor.author | Ewusi-Mensah, N. |
dc.contributor.author | Osei, O. |
dc.contributor.author | Masso, C. |
dc.contributor.author | Opoku, A. |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-18T11:44:29Z |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-18T11:44:29Z |
dc.date.issued | 2020-09 |
dc.identifier.citation | Ulzen, J., Abaidoo, R.C., Ewusi-Mensah, N., Osei, O., Masso, C. & Opoku, A. (2020). Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana. Frontiers in Agronomy, 2(9), 1-10. |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7052 |
dc.description.abstract | Inherently low concentrations of soil nutrients and erratic rainfall pattern in sub-Sahara Africa limit soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and P-fertilizer. The study was conducted to: (i) improve soybean response to rhizobia inoculation and P-fertilizer through the addition of organic manure; (ii) enhance rain water use efficiency and (iii) determine the economic viability of combined application of the three factors in soybean cropping systems in the Northern region of Ghana. A factorial experiment with two levels of rhizobia inoculant, two levels of Phosphorus, two different kinds organic manure [fertisoil (a commercially prepared compost from urban waste, rice husks, of poultry manure and shea butter waste) and cattle manure] and a control arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications was established on farmers’ fields. The combined application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer, and organic manure markedly increased nodulation, shoot biomass, haulms, harvest index (HI), P agronomic efficiency (P-AE), and rain water use efficiency (RUE) compared to the control. The combined application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer, and fertisoil increased grain yield by four-folds whereas the combined application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer, and cattle manure increased grain yield by three- folds. Harvest index, P-AE, and RUE were relatively higher with the fertisoil treatment combinations than with the cattle manure combinations and the control treatment. The application of rhizobia inoculant, P-fertilizer in combination with fertisoil was profitable with VCR of 2 as compared to the combination of cattle manure which had a VCR of 0.40. The results showed that fertisoil offers a better option of improving soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and P-fertilizer; and has the potential to enhance rain water use efficiency. However, the long term benefit must be quantified. |
dc.description.sponsorship | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
dc.description.sponsorship | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
dc.format.extent | 1-10 |
dc.language.iso | en |
dc.subject | Grain |
dc.subject | Yields |
dc.subject | Harvest Index |
dc.subject | Soybeans |
dc.subject | Subsaharan Africa |
dc.subject | Organic Fertilizers |
dc.title | Organic manure improves soybean response to rhizobia inoculant and p-fertilizer in northern Ghana |
dc.type | Journal Article |
cg.contributor.affiliation | University of Ghana |
cg.contributor.affiliation | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
cg.contributor.affiliation | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana |
cg.coverage.region | Africa |
cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
cg.coverage.country | Ghana |
cg.coverage.hub | Central Africa Hub |
cg.coverage.hub | Headquarters and Western Africa Hub |
cg.researchtheme | Natural Resource Management |
cg.identifier.bibtexciteid | ULZEN:2020 |
cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute |
cg.iitasubject | Agronomy |
cg.iitasubject | Grain Legumes |
cg.iitasubject | Plant Breeding |
cg.iitasubject | Plant Production |
cg.iitasubject | Soil Fertility |
cg.iitasubject | Soybean |
cg.iitasubject | Value Chains |
cg.journal | Frontiers in Agronomy |
cg.notes | Open Access Journal; Published online: 04 Sept 2020 |
cg.accessibilitystatus | Open Access |
cg.reviewstatus | Peer Review |
cg.usagerightslicense | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0) |
cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2020.00009 |
cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Robert Abaidoo: 0000-0002-1235-2252 |
cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Cargele Masso: 0000-0002-3980-6832 |
cg.futureupdate.required | No |