Effect of cultivar and inoculant on yields of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) and subsequent spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) under Scandinavian cropping conditions
Inoculation of legumes is generally considered to increase yield and to lower the need of nitrogen (N) fertilization, especially in semiarid regions and on sandy soils. It has not been clear whether inoculation with Rhizobium sp. in cropping of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) under Swedish conditions...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-05-01
|
| Series: | Frontiers in Agronomy |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2023.1179996/full |
| _version_ | 1797820474035535872 |
|---|---|
| author | Fredrik Fogelberg Johanna Östlund Åsa Myrbeck |
| author_facet | Fredrik Fogelberg Johanna Östlund Åsa Myrbeck |
| author_sort | Fredrik Fogelberg |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Inoculation of legumes is generally considered to increase yield and to lower the need of nitrogen (N) fertilization, especially in semiarid regions and on sandy soils. It has not been clear whether inoculation with Rhizobium sp. in cropping of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) under Swedish conditions would improve yield and protein content. In 2015–2016, three faba bean cultivars and two strains of Rhizobium were studied in field trials in Central Sweden, including analyses of N fixation capacities using 15N abundance. The study did not show any effects of inoculation of Rhizobium on yield or protein content of faba beans or subsequent spring wheat yields. Yields of faba beans varied between cultivars but were not connected to inoculation. 15N abundance was influenced by rhizobium. The study cannot support the opinion that, generally, inoculation is beneficial for improved outcome of faba bean cropping under Scandinavian field conditions. No residual effect of inoculation on subsequent spring wheat yield was found. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-13T09:38:49Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-dc8e0ea7165a4f9ab9ac3440c8000d73 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2673-3218 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-13T09:38:49Z |
| publishDate | 2023-05-01 |
| publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Frontiers in Agronomy |
| spelling | doaj.art-dc8e0ea7165a4f9ab9ac3440c8000d732023-05-25T04:58:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Agronomy2673-32182023-05-01510.3389/fagro.2023.11799961179996Effect of cultivar and inoculant on yields of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) and subsequent spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) under Scandinavian cropping conditionsFredrik Fogelberg0Johanna Östlund1Åsa Myrbeck2Section Agriculture and Food, RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden, Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Molecular Science, SLU – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenSection Agriculture and Food, RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden, Uppsala, SwedenInoculation of legumes is generally considered to increase yield and to lower the need of nitrogen (N) fertilization, especially in semiarid regions and on sandy soils. It has not been clear whether inoculation with Rhizobium sp. in cropping of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) under Swedish conditions would improve yield and protein content. In 2015–2016, three faba bean cultivars and two strains of Rhizobium were studied in field trials in Central Sweden, including analyses of N fixation capacities using 15N abundance. The study did not show any effects of inoculation of Rhizobium on yield or protein content of faba beans or subsequent spring wheat yields. Yields of faba beans varied between cultivars but were not connected to inoculation. 15N abundance was influenced by rhizobium. The study cannot support the opinion that, generally, inoculation is beneficial for improved outcome of faba bean cropping under Scandinavian field conditions. No residual effect of inoculation on subsequent spring wheat yield was found.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2023.1179996/fulllegume croppinghorse beansoil improvementnitrogenwheat |
| spellingShingle | Fredrik Fogelberg Johanna Östlund Åsa Myrbeck Effect of cultivar and inoculant on yields of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) and subsequent spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) under Scandinavian cropping conditions Frontiers in Agronomy legume cropping horse bean soil improvement nitrogen wheat |
| title | Effect of cultivar and inoculant on yields of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) and subsequent spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) under Scandinavian cropping conditions |
| title_full | Effect of cultivar and inoculant on yields of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) and subsequent spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) under Scandinavian cropping conditions |
| title_fullStr | Effect of cultivar and inoculant on yields of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) and subsequent spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) under Scandinavian cropping conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of cultivar and inoculant on yields of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) and subsequent spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) under Scandinavian cropping conditions |
| title_short | Effect of cultivar and inoculant on yields of faba beans (Vicia faba minor) and subsequent spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) under Scandinavian cropping conditions |
| title_sort | effect of cultivar and inoculant on yields of faba beans vicia faba minor and subsequent spring wheat triticum aestivum under scandinavian cropping conditions |
| topic | legume cropping horse bean soil improvement nitrogen wheat |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2023.1179996/full |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT fredrikfogelberg effectofcultivarandinoculantonyieldsoffababeansviciafabaminorandsubsequentspringwheattriticumaestivumunderscandinaviancroppingconditions AT johannaostlund effectofcultivarandinoculantonyieldsoffababeansviciafabaminorandsubsequentspringwheattriticumaestivumunderscandinaviancroppingconditions AT asamyrbeck effectofcultivarandinoculantonyieldsoffababeansviciafabaminorandsubsequentspringwheattriticumaestivumunderscandinaviancroppingconditions |