Effect of Different Sources of Nutrient on Nodulation, Nutrient Uptake and Yield of Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) in Black Soil

Author: R.C. Jain, Anita Shukla, Nimisha Tiwari, M.K. Tarwariya, V.K. Jain and B.K. Sharma

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Abstract

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) crop belong to leguminaceae family and is basically native to East Asia. In the last century, chemical fertilizers were introduced and this made farmers to be happy of getting increased yield in agriculture in the beginning. But slowly chemical fertilizer stared displaying their ill-effect such as leaching, polluting water basins, destroying microorganism and friendly insect, making the crop more susceptible to the attack of diseases, reducing the soil fertility and thus causing irreparable damage to soil health. The prices of fertilizer are increasing day by day and therefore it is necessary to reduce the cost of fertilizer by using bradyrhizobium and PSB inoculation to increase yield of legume crops. Nowadays, the inorganic fertilizers are producing very hazardous effect on soil properties as well as sometimes enter in food chain and are also injurious to human being. The appropriate combination of mineral fertilizers with organic inputs can be feasible and visible to sustain high yield of crop without deterioration in quantity and quality of the produce and soil health. FYM (Farm Yard Manure) and Vermicompost are the most popular and readily available for use as an organic sources of plant nutrients. Therefore, the present experiment was laid out in a randomized block design consisted of 7 treatments variety JS 95-60 was used under experimentation consecutively for three years since Kharif 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19 which was conducted in black soil. Analysis of soil and plant samples was done as per standard methods. The study revealed that the application of 75% RDF + Vermicompost 1.5t/ha + BF (T7) followed by T6 and T3 treatments recorded the significantly highest nodules number, its dry weight, uptake of nutrients (NPK) and seed yield. The enhancement in these parameters could be ascribed due to fair availability of nutrients in the soil with the application of organic and inorganic sources. The increment in supply of essential elements through organic and inorganic sources, their mobilization and influx into the plant tissues increased and hence such results.

Keywords

Soybean, nodulation, vertisol, organic and bradyrhizobium

Conclusion

The studies concluded that the application of 75% RDF+ Vermicompost 1.5t/ha + BF (T7) followed by T6 and T3 treatments (Table 2) recorded the significantly highest nodules number, its dry weight, uptake of nutrients (NPK) and seed yield in black soil of central India for fetching optimum production of soybean and improving soil physical and chemical health.

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R.C. Jain, Anita Shukla, Nimisha Tiwari, M.K. Tarwariya, V.K. Jain and B.K. Sharma (2023). Effect of Different Sources of Nutrient on Nodulation, Nutrient Uptake and Yield of Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) in Black Soil. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(3): 735-737.