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Response of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) to bacterial soil inoculants and foliar fertilization
W. Jarecki; J. Buczek; D. Bobrecka-Jamro
Original research article
Field experiment
Soybean
Boron
Copper
Iron
Manganese
Molybdenum
Zinc
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year
2016
Country
Poland
Abstract

Soybean yields can be considerably improved by inoculation with selected Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains and foliar fertilization. An exact field experiment was carried out in 2012-2014 at the Experimental Station of Cultivar Assessment in Przeclaw, Poland. The test plant was soybean cv. Aldana. The experimental factors were: bacterial inoculant Nitragina (Bradyrhizobium japonicum); foliar fertilization with Mikrokomplex; combined applications Nitragina + Mikrokomplex and the control treatment. Significant effect of Nitragina on an increase in the number of plants prior to harvest, plant height and the number of pods per plant was indicated. Fertilization with Mikrokomplex caused an increase in the number of pods per plant and thousand seed weight. Nitragina + Mikrokomplex increased the number of plants prior to harvest, plant height, the number of pods per plant and thousand seed weight. Seed yield was significantly higher in all the treatments compared to the control (2.31 t/ha). Higher soil plant analysis development values were found after the application of Nitragina + Mikrokomplex, and in the stage of pod development, also after foliar fertilization with Mikrokomplex. Application of Nitragina and Nitragina + Mikrokomplex resulted in an increase in leaf area index and mean tip angle and total protein in seeds. Fe content in seeds was the lowest in the control (69.2 mg/kg) and significantly higher in the other treatments (Nitragina, Nitragina + Mikrokomplex), and Mg content significantly increased after the application of Mikrokomplex and Nitragina + Mikrokomplex.

Keywords

soybean; foliar fertilization; Mikrokomplex; Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Nitragina; iron seed content; SPAD; leaf area index; Poland

Outcomes reported
Plant growth
Crop quality
Nutrient uptake
Physiological
Yield
Synthesis
Key insight
Bradyrhizobium inoculation and Mikrokomplex foliar fertilization each improved soybean yield versus the control, while the combined treatment also increased seed protein and seed iron concentration.
Limitations
Soil test tables reported qualitative fertility interpretation but no explicit numeric pH or organic matter values in the extracted text.
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