Effect of Different Seeding Rates on Growth and Yield of Common Bean

Abstract

Legumes are one of the most important sources of protein in the diet of many people in developing countries. The protein content of legumes is about twice that of grains, and plant based production of legumes has numerous advantages over animal protein supply in terms of cost and consumer health; the best plant based protein belongs to the common bean, which contains all essential amino acids for the human body. The experiment laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications; a field experiment was conducted at the agriculture faculty of Kunduz University farm during the cropping season of 2023; the study aimed to investigate the effect of different seeding rates on the growth and yield of common bean viz. 125 kg/ha, 150 kg/ha, 175 kg/ha, 200 kg/ha and 225 kg/ha. The result showed that the best seeding rate was 200 kg/ha, which resulted in significantly higher plant height (39.87cm), leaf area (335.88cm2), brunches/plant (9.89), dry Matter (6.43 gr/plant), pods/plant (13.27), seeds/pod (5.26), 100 seed weight (30.80gr), grain yield (2210.99 kg/ha), Stover yield (4500.00 kg/ha), gross return (265319 AFN/ha), net return (229233 AFN/ha) and B: Cost of Ratio (6.33) followed by seeding of 175 kg/ha, the minimum growth and yield were in seeding rate of 125 kg/ha. It can be concluded that selecting the appropriate seeding rate is crucial for optimizing the growth and yield of common beans.

Effects of Nitrogen Application on Growth and Yield of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Northeast Agro-Ecology of Afghanistan

“…Nitrogen Fertilizer was significantly affected on yield components and yield of groundnut on table (2), the maximum pods/plant (32.30), 100-seed weight (2.89 gr), Pod yield (2.89 t/ha), haulm yield (5.53 t/ha) and Biological yield (8.42t/ha) was in treatment with nitrogen application of 45 kg N/ha the yield parameters was in control plots. Our finding is similar with the finding of (Khaleeq et al, 2023e) who reported application of nitrogen at the rate of 45 kg N/ha increased pods/plant, seed yield and harvest index of common bean in northeast of Afghanistan (Sadiq et al, 2023;Khaleeq et al, 2023b) reported nitrogen fertilizer will significantly increase the yield of common bean in Kunduz province of Afghanistan. Our result is clos with the result of (Nazir et al, 2022;Khaleeq et al, 2024d;Seerat et al, 2023) nitrogen fertilizer significantly increased the pod yield/plant, seed yield and 100 seed weight of groundnut.…”

“…Reduction in the use of chemical fertilizer and increased used of organic manures is advisable as, the global environment pollution can be controlled considerably. Application of organic manures may also improve availability of native nutrients in soil as well as the efficiency of applied fertilizers (Khaleeq et al, 2023b), stimulate the proliferation of diverse group of soil microorganisms and play an important role in the maintenance of ecological balance of rhizosphere (Sadiq et al, 2023;Samim et al, 202;Khaleeq et al, 2024h). High N content helps to improve soil structure, soil microbial activity stabilize the production and productivity of the crops in a cropping system as well as these organic manures are low cost and easily available near this experimental area.…”

Optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus doses on growth and yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under northeast climate of Afghanistan

“…The implementation of appropriate agronomic practices, such as fertilizer application, plowing, pest management, seeding techniques, seedbed preparations, and other management strategies, phosphorus is crucial for optimizing yields in cotton and other crops grown under diverse environmental conditions. The importance of phosphorus in promoting cotton yield and quality has been highlighted in recent studies by Sadiq et al (2023) [18] and Seerat et al (2023) [23] emphasizing the critical role of balanced fertilization practices in maximizing agricultural productivity and profitability. Currently, the primary mineral fertilizer used for cotton crops is nitrogen, followed by phosphorus which is also essential for crop growth.…”

Effects of Phosphorus Fertilization on Growth, Yield and Economic Efficiency of Cotton (Gossypium hirustum L.) under Northeast climate of Afghanistan

“…Phosphorus fertilizer is a significant nutrient for growth and yield of plant cells, as well as the sugar phosphate of respirations and photosynthesize and that make up plant tissues [7]. Rate of leaf development and photo syntheses per unit leaf area index reduce due to phosphorus deficiency [8,9]. P fertilizer is movable in the plant.…”