What is it about?
Bean is an annual legume, consumed by more than 500 million people worldwide. It is a base in their daily diet because of its high protein content (25-30%). In Cameroon, its culture has many problems, including the significant decline in fertility and soil acidity. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of organo-mineral fertilization on the bean production.
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Why is it important?
We found that poultry manure induced a very highly significant growth (P ˂ .001) of shoot length, as well as a significant increase in the number of pods, the number of seeds and the biomass. The chemical fertilizer induced the best nodulation. The fertilizers applied did not influence the seed yield. However, the varietal effect was highly significant. DOR 701 had a higher seed yield than the NITU variety. Poultry manure restores the minerals useful for the next crop.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article recommend poultry manure as best fertilizer for bean production because of its best yield and its ability to protect the environment.
Dr Carine TEMEGNE NONO
University of Yaounde I
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This page is a summary of: Production of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under Organo-mineral Fertilization in Humid Forest Agro-Ecological Zone with Bimodal Rainfall Pattern in Cameroon, Annual Research & Review in Biology, December 2018, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/arrb/2018/44607.
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