Effects of agricultural commercial products (microbial and non microbial) in relation to maize and soybean yields in western Kenya
Abstract
149 words
This study was undertaken to assess the effect of different
inoculants on nodule formation and legume yield. On farm
experiments were carried out in Bungoma district of western
Kenya with treatments arranged in RCBD design with single
replicate per field in six sites . Inoculated soybean and maize
seeds with various commercial products were planted in plots
of 4.5 x 5.0m and 0 levels, 13 kg P/ha, 26 kg P/ha, and 60 kg
N/ha were applied to different treatments. Plants were sampled
at different growing stages where plant height measurements,
biomass and nodule numbers were recorded. Maize ear leaf
sampling took place at 50 % podding in soybean. The rhizobial
products (Histic and Legumefix) gave better performance than
other biomasses in terms of number and size of nodules and
pods. There is a potential to up-scale the use of effective bioproducts
to improve nitrogen fixation and improve legume yield.
Subjects
3 categoriesRelated papers
More in Working Document Series →- Evaluating the productivity and economic benefits of cereal-legume intercropping with and without supplementary irrigation in the semi-arid highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia
- Optimal resource allocation in cowpea production systems in eastern Uganda
- Enhancing potato production and market access in Uganda
- Transaction costs and food security: A case of maize in southern highlands of Tanzania