2015
DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150302.14
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Response of Soybean (Glycine max L.) to Rhizobia Inoculation and Molybdenum Application in the Northern Savannah Zones of Ghana

Abstract: Abstract:Compatible rhizobia populations are seldom available in soils where soybean has not been grown before.Inoculating soybean seeds with superior rhizobia strains is necessary for nodulation and nitrogen fixation. Ironically, many commercial agricultural products (biological and chemical) claim increases in crop productivity but their efficacy cannot be guaranteed. Thus, three separate on-station trials (Manga, Kpongu and Nyankpala) were conducted at the experimental fields of CSIR-Savannah Agricultural R… Show more

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“…Togay et al (2015) also observed increased seed yield in chickpea on application of iron and molybdenum. Similar observations were reported by Tahir et al (2011) and Rechiatu et al (2015) of chick pea and soybean respectively.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Togay et al (2015) also observed increased seed yield in chickpea on application of iron and molybdenum. Similar observations were reported by Tahir et al (2011) and Rechiatu et al (2015) of chick pea and soybean respectively.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…All the sites surveyed in northern Ghana were critically low in organic C, N, and P. This is in line with findings of Antwi et al (37), Asei et al (38), and Tetteh et al (39) on soil fertility levels in the Guinea and Sudan savannah zone of Ghana. This is attributable to the dominant soil groups of the region, which are highly weathered with poor soil texture, characterized by low organic matter content and low cation exchange capacity, thereby causing low nutrient levels (40).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…P also plays a role in initial nodule formation and development [21]. Other researchers [22,23] found no significant increase in soybean biomass yields using different commercial inoculants but up to 50% increased seed yields while [24] found 9 to 55% increase in seed and biomass yields respectively. Under the conditions of the study, where soybean was inoculated and N applied the biomass yields were statistically the same with the treatments to which inoculation of soybean was complemented with the application of both N and P. Thus indicates that the response to P was statistically insignificant.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%