Development of environmental friendly bioinoculate for peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) production in Eastern Ethiopia

Abstract Background Bacterial bioinoculate is one of environmentally friendly input for crop production. Several works revealed that effectiveness of Rhizobium bioinoculant have been affected by the native rhizobia population. Hence, this study was initiated to evaluate the effect of selected Bradyr...

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Main Author: Anteneh Argaw
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40068-017-0100-y
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description Abstract Background Bacterial bioinoculate is one of environmentally friendly input for crop production. Several works revealed that effectiveness of Rhizobium bioinoculant have been affected by the native rhizobia population. Hence, this study was initiated to evaluate the effect of selected Bradyrhizobium in nodulating peanut in the major growing areas of Ethiopia. Methods The effect of eight effective Bradyrhziobium vis-a-vis 20 kg N ha−1 and the control check on the nodulation and yield of two peanut cultivars (Sedi and Werer 942) at Babile and Fedis, eastern Ethiopia, during 2013 cropping season was evaluated. Results The results showed that the inoculation, location and cultivar and their two and three ways interaction had a significant influence on the nodulation and grain yield. Inoculation of Bradyrhizobium increased the nodule number, nodule dry weight, number of seeds per plants, total pods weight, hundred seeds weight, total biomass yield, grain yield and shelling % up to 37, 24.9, 22.4, 22.5, 5.5, 26.2, 35.8 and 24.1%, respectively. Isolate HUGNR-29 was found to be more effective as it scored the highest nodule dry weight and grain yield. Application of inorganic N increased the yield and yield components of peanut in either of locations. Though the statistically better effective nodule % was recorded at Babile, significantly higher nodule number, nodule dry weight, and total N accumulation were obtained from Fedis than Babile site. Significantly higher total pods weight, hundred seeds weight, total biomass weight, grain yield and total plant N accumulation was recorded with the cultivar werer-962 than those produced with Bati-Sedi. Conclusions The result showed that Bradyrhizobium inoculation is essential to improve the peanut production through environmentally and economically sustainable ways though the soil native rhizobia nodulating peanut was high. Peanut cultivar and study site based rhizobia inoculant development is also important.
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spelling doaj.art-1b4ae9c5630c4f5ca17a7201319223b82022-12-22T02:54:51ZengSpringerOpenEnvironmental Systems Research2193-26972017-09-016111210.1186/s40068-017-0100-yDevelopment of environmental friendly bioinoculate for peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) production in Eastern EthiopiaAnteneh Argaw0School of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya UniversityAbstract Background Bacterial bioinoculate is one of environmentally friendly input for crop production. Several works revealed that effectiveness of Rhizobium bioinoculant have been affected by the native rhizobia population. Hence, this study was initiated to evaluate the effect of selected Bradyrhizobium in nodulating peanut in the major growing areas of Ethiopia. Methods The effect of eight effective Bradyrhziobium vis-a-vis 20 kg N ha−1 and the control check on the nodulation and yield of two peanut cultivars (Sedi and Werer 942) at Babile and Fedis, eastern Ethiopia, during 2013 cropping season was evaluated. Results The results showed that the inoculation, location and cultivar and their two and three ways interaction had a significant influence on the nodulation and grain yield. Inoculation of Bradyrhizobium increased the nodule number, nodule dry weight, number of seeds per plants, total pods weight, hundred seeds weight, total biomass yield, grain yield and shelling % up to 37, 24.9, 22.4, 22.5, 5.5, 26.2, 35.8 and 24.1%, respectively. Isolate HUGNR-29 was found to be more effective as it scored the highest nodule dry weight and grain yield. Application of inorganic N increased the yield and yield components of peanut in either of locations. Though the statistically better effective nodule % was recorded at Babile, significantly higher nodule number, nodule dry weight, and total N accumulation were obtained from Fedis than Babile site. Significantly higher total pods weight, hundred seeds weight, total biomass weight, grain yield and total plant N accumulation was recorded with the cultivar werer-962 than those produced with Bati-Sedi. Conclusions The result showed that Bradyrhizobium inoculation is essential to improve the peanut production through environmentally and economically sustainable ways though the soil native rhizobia nodulating peanut was high. Peanut cultivar and study site based rhizobia inoculant development is also important.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40068-017-0100-yBabileBradyrhizobiumFedisHUGNR-29Inoculation
spellingShingle Anteneh Argaw
Development of environmental friendly bioinoculate for peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) production in Eastern Ethiopia
Environmental Systems Research
Babile
Bradyrhizobium
Fedis
HUGNR-29
Inoculation
title Development of environmental friendly bioinoculate for peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) production in Eastern Ethiopia
title_full Development of environmental friendly bioinoculate for peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) production in Eastern Ethiopia
title_fullStr Development of environmental friendly bioinoculate for peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) production in Eastern Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Development of environmental friendly bioinoculate for peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) production in Eastern Ethiopia
title_short Development of environmental friendly bioinoculate for peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) production in Eastern Ethiopia
title_sort development of environmental friendly bioinoculate for peanut arachis hypogea l production in eastern ethiopia
topic Babile
Bradyrhizobium
Fedis
HUGNR-29
Inoculation
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40068-017-0100-y
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