Effect of Integrated Use of Farmyard Manure and Sulphur in a Soybean and Wheat Cropping System on Nodulation, Dry Matter Production and Chlorophyll Content of Soybean on Swell‐Shrink Soils in Central India

Abstract

In a 3‐year experiment on a Typic Haplustert low in soil test sulphur (S), the response to applied farmyard manure (FYM) and S was studied in terms of the nodule production, nodule dry weight, chlorophyll content, dry matter production and seed yield of soybean. FYM was applied to soybean at four levels (0–16 t ha−1). S as gypsum was also applied at four levels (0–60 kg ha−1) to both soybean and wheat every year. Both total and active nodule production, nodule dry weight, dry matter production and seed yield of soybean were increased significantly by the application of both FYM and S. However, the proportion of total nodules to active nodules fell sharply for applications higher than 8 t FYM and 40 kg S ha−1.

Soybean (Glycine max L.) Response to Lime and Vermicompost Amelioration of Acidic Nitisols of Assosa, North Western Ethiopia

“…Phosphorous present in the vermicompost perhaps resulted in positive effect of vermicompost on nodulation. Phosphorous and FYM have been reported to improve both the total and active nodules and nodule dry weight [54]. This contradicts with reported by [50] in which manure application did not improve nodulation of Lima beans, Lablab, Common beans and Green grams.…”

Soybean Yield and Nodulation Response to Crop History and Inoculation

“…Manure application can indirectly influence soybean nodulation by reducing soybean plant and nodule water stress through increased soil water storage; improving soil oxygen concentration by increasing soil porosity; and contributing NO 3 –N directly or indirectly through mineralization (Kaye et al, 2007; Bagayoko et al, 1992). Manure application has been shown to have both a positive (Ganeshamurthy and Reddy, 2000; Tagoe et al, 2008; Johnson and Hume, 1972) and no effect (Javaid and Mahmood, 2010) on soybean nodule numbers and/or quantity of N fixation depending on soil and climatic conditions.…”

Soybean yield and nodulation response to crop history and inoculation

“…Manure application can indirectly influence soybean nodulation by reducing soybean plant and nodule water stress through increased soil water storage; improving soil oxygen concentration by increasing soil porosity; and contributing NO 3 -N directly or indirectly through mineralization (Kaye et al, 2007;Bagayoko et al, 1992). Manure application has been shown to have both a positive (Ganeshamurthy and Reddy, 2000;Tagoe et al, 2008;Johnson and Hume, 1972) and no effect (Javaid and Mahmood, 2010) Stephen Mason,* Tomie Galusha, and Zaher Kmail determine the influence of 28-yr history of continuous grain sorghum and soybean production, inoculation, and manure on soybean yield and nodulation. Average 2-yr soybean grain yield was 0.5 Mg ha -1 greater on plots with continuous grain sorghum crop history rather than soybean history, even after this history was broken by 2-yr crop rotation with grain sorghum in the 2 yr previous to the evaluation.…”