Differential Response of Promiscuous Soybean to Local Diversity of Indigenous and Commercial Bradyrhizobium Inoculation under Contrasting Agroclimatic Sones

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dc.contributor.authorMburu, Simon Wambui
dc.contributor.authorKoskey, Gilbert
dc.contributor.authorNjeru, Ezekiel Mugendi
dc.contributor.authorOmbori, Omwoyo
dc.contributor.authorMaingi, John M.
dc.contributor.authorKimiti, Jacinta Malia
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-13T06:14:47Z
dc.date.available2020-10-13T06:14:47Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA paper published in International Journal of Plant Productionen_US
dc.description.abstractPromiscuous soybeans are grain legumes that nodulate with diverse strains of indigenous Bradyrhizobium and play a significant role in biological nitrogen fixation through symbiosis. However, experiments on the potential use of promiscuous soybean varieties have recorded very low nodulation and poor nitrogen fixation probably due to ineffective native Bradyrhizobium isolates. Experiments were designed to investigate symbiotic nitrogen fixation of two promiscuous soybean varieties (SB8 and SB126) with indigenous Bradyrhizobium isolates in contrasting agroclimatic zones through greenhouse and field experiments. Inoculation of soybeans in the greenhouse had a significant (p < 0.001) effect on shoot and nodule dry weight. The best performing indigenous isolates RI9 and RI4 from the greenhouse study outperformed the commercial inoculant (Biofix) in symbiotic effectiveness with 119.17%, 142.35% and 101.01%, respectively. Inoculation in the field experiments showed a significant (p < 0.0001) increase in shoot dry weight and grain yield of promiscuous soybean. Agroclimatic zones showed significant (p < 0.0001) variability in above ground biomass of soybean due to inoculation. Despite the apparent promiscuity of the soybean varieties used, the response in nodulation suggests the cultivars grown under contrasting agroclimatic zones have a preference to specific Bradyrhizobium isolates.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMburu, S.W., Koskey, G., Njeru, E.M. et al. Differential Response of Promiscuous Soybean to Local Diversity of Indigenous and Commercial Bradyrhizobium Inoculation Under Contrasting Agroclimatic Sones. Int. J. Plant Prod. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42106-020-00117-1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20583
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.subjectBradyrhizobiumen_US
dc.subjectEastern Kenyaen_US
dc.subjectPromiscuous soybeanen_US
dc.subjectSmallholder farmersen_US
dc.subjectSymbiotic effectivenessen_US
dc.titleDifferential Response of Promiscuous Soybean to Local Diversity of Indigenous and Commercial Bradyrhizobium Inoculation under Contrasting Agroclimatic Sonesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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