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Effect of Rhizobium Inoculation with Phosphorus and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Physico - Chemical Properties of the Groundnut Soil

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  • Mohammed Hasan

    (School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor 43600 UKM, Malaysia.)

Abstract

Low soil fertility status, nutritional imbalance and inappropriate agronomic practices are the major problems limiting the current production and yield of groundnut, therefore a study was conducted during 2015/2016 at the green house of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Malaysia, to evaluate the effect of Rhizobium inoculation, in combination with P and N fertilization on the growth and yield of groundnut. The experiment included plots with and without Rhizobium-inoculated treatments, two rates of P fertilizer (0, 82 kg ha-1) and two rates of N fertilizer (0, 27 kg ha-1). The treatments were laid out in a split-split plot design with two main plots (plots with and without rhizobium), two sub plots (for two Nitrogen levels) and two sub sub-plots (for two phosphorus levels), and the experiment replicated thrice. The results showed that the treatment of R+N1P1 increased significantly effect on soil pH by 5.89 units, the R+N1P1 significantly effect on Organic Matter, Soil organic C, soil total N, soil CEC, and available P by (4.87%, 2.13%, 0.34%, 7.0 meq/100g, and 94.36 μg/g, respectively). Based on the results of the present study, it was concluded that the soil properties can be increased with the use of P and N fertilizers along with rhizobium inoculants.

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  • Mohammed Hasan, 2018. "Effect of Rhizobium Inoculation with Phosphorus and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Physico - Chemical Properties of the Groundnut Soil," Environment & Ecosystem Science (EES), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 2(1), pages 4-6, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbnees:v:2:y:2018:i:1:p:4-6
    DOI: 10.26480/ees.01.2018.04.06
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