Role of Phosphorus and Inoculation with Bradyrhizobium in Enhancing Soybean Production

dc.contributor.authorAkello, Mirriam
dc.contributor.authorMugwe, Jayne
dc.contributor.authorNasar, Jamal
dc.contributor.authorKisaka, Oscar
dc.contributor.authorRanjan, Shivani
dc.contributor.authorGitari, Harun
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T06:41:50Z
dc.date.available2023-06-08T06:41:50Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractSoybean(GlycinemaxL.Merril)isamongthekeyoilseedcropsworldwide,providingseveralbenefitsfromhumanconsumption to the enhancement of soil productivity. In Uganda, legumes are cultivated on roughly 1.5 million ha, with soybean being produced on a lower production area of 150,000ha compared to beans (925,000ha) and groundnuts (253,000ha). In terms of achievableyield,soybeanemergesthehighestat1.2t·ha−1 ascomparedtobeans(0.5t·ha−1)andgroundnuts(0.7t·ha−1).Despite the smallest production coverage area, the crop’s feasible grain yield is projected at 4.6t·ha−1 under optimal environmental conditions. The major bottleneck to the crop’s production is the decreasing soil fertility, mainly caused by low nitrogen (N) but alsophosphorus(P)levelsinthesoil.ThereisahighpotentialforsupplyingNfromtheatmospherethroughbiologicalNfixation (BNF), a natural process mediated by the symbiotic bacteria Bradyrhizobium japonicum, which requires optimum P levels for effectiveNfixationandincreasedyield.ThecurrentworkreviewsthepresentstatusofsoybeanproductioninUganda,highlights its ecological requirements, importance, and constraints, and proposes the use of inoculation and P application to boost its productionen_US
dc.identifier.citationAkello, Mirriam & Mugwe, Jayne & Nasar, Jamal & Kisaka, Oscar & Ranjan, Shivani & Gitari, Harun. (2023). Role of Phosphorus and Inoculation with Bradyrhizobium in Enhancing Soybean Production. Advances in Agriculture. 2023. 10.1155/2023/3231623.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3231623
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/25700
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHindawi journalsen_US
dc.subjectPhosphorusen_US
dc.subjectInoculationen_US
dc.subjectBradyrhizobiumen_US
dc.subjectSoybeanen_US
dc.titleRole of Phosphorus and Inoculation with Bradyrhizobium in Enhancing Soybean Productionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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