Symbiotic nitrogen fixation, growth and yield response of common bean and cowpea for Rhizobia inoculation and micronutrients (B and Mo) application in mid-hill regions of Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorThilakarathna, Malinda S.
dc.contributor.authorChapagain, Tejendra
dc.contributor.authorGhimire, Bhawana
dc.contributor.authorPudasaini, Roshan
dc.contributor.authorTamang, Bir Bhahadur
dc.contributor.authorGaire, Shankar
dc.contributor.authorRaizada, Manish N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-02T19:43:32Z
dc.date.available2019-01-02T19:43:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.descriptionThis is a CIFSIRF funded project.en
dc.description.abstractChallenges associated with legume production in Nepal include: lack of high yielding varieties and crop specific management (e.g., disease/pest management) practices, loss of soil fertility including micronutrients, poor access to agricultural inputs and services, shortage of irrigation water, lack of mechanization, and labour shortages which led to poor yields and low economic returns to farmers (Chapagain and Gurung, 2010; Chapagain and Raizada, 2017). Farmers mostly used untreated seeds from previous season harvest to cultivate these crops and very little attention has been given to study the effects of bacterial inoculation on the crop performance and soil health through systemic on-farm trials. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation of 3 legumes can be improved by introducing efficient rhizobia strains for N fixation (Thilakarathna and Raizada, 2017), and also through application of soil deficient micronutrients which are important for different stages of SNF (Weisany et al., 2013). This research explores the opportunities to use different rhizobia strains (native as well as exotic) along with micronutrients (Boron and Molybdenum) on two legume crops (e.g., cowpea and common bean) to enhance SNF, crop yields (grain and plant biomass), plant and grain N content, and offers the most productive combination(s) for each crop.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/57420
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dc.subjectLEGUMESen
dc.subjectSYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATIONen
dc.subjectPROTEIN SOURCESen
dc.subjectHUMANSen
dc.subjectLIVESTOCKen
dc.subjectRHIZOBIA STRAINSen
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENTS BORON AND MOLYBDENUMen
dc.subjectCOWPEAen
dc.subjectCOMMON BEANen
dc.titleSymbiotic nitrogen fixation, growth and yield response of common bean and cowpea for Rhizobia inoculation and micronutrients (B and Mo) application in mid-hill regions of Nepalen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107791
idrc.project.titleNepal Terrace Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture Kits (CIFSRF Phase 2)en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-202403
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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