Innovative Soluble Silicon Leaf Source Increase Gas Exchange, Grain Yield and Economic Viability in Common Bean

Conducting a field study to investigate the effects of foliar and soil fertilization with copper on the nutritional and physiological parameters and grain yield of common bean. The experimental design was a randomized block, in a 2 x 5 factorial scheme. The first factor was the site of application of copper fertilization. The second factor was copper doses: 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 kg ha-1 (6 replicates). The following were evaluated: leaf nitrogen and copper contents, relative chlorophyll index (RCI), gas exchange, photochemical efficiency of photosystem II, and grain yield. The data were subjected to analysis of variance and F test (p-value < 0.05), using the Scott & Knott for qualitative data and polynomial regression for quantitative data. Leaf Cu content was higher with soil application (4% and 28%), both at 24 and 45 DAE, respectively. Net photosynthesis reached a maximum index of 18.77 µmol m-2 s-1 with foliar Cu fertilization at the dose of 4 kg ha-1. The application of 2.0 kg ha-1 Cu was the one that led to the highest grain yields; however, soil application stood out with a yield about 12% higher of the foliar. Soil fertilization proved to be more efficient in terms of Cu absorption and RCI rates, improving grain yield (12%) in relation to foliar, especially at the dose of 2 kg ha-1. The dose of 2 kg Cu ha-1 provided the best differential profit, reaching US$ 581.96 ha-1 and US$ 503.01 ha-1 for soil and foliar application, respectively.

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Performance Evaluation of Grain Yield and Yield Related Traits in Common bean Genotypes at Yabello and Abaya, Southern Ethiopia

Journal of Aridland Agriculture ◽

10.25081/jaa.2017.v3.3365 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 28-34

Author(s):

Ejigu Ejara, Wassu Mohammed, Berhanu Amsalu ◽

Zinash Misgana, Mulatu Gabisa, Ganane Tasama

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Common Bean ◽

Agronomic Traits ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Design Data ◽

Nutrition Security ◽

Lattice Design ◽

Food And Nutrition ◽

Borana Zone ◽

Home Consumption

Common bean is among the major crops grown in southern Ethiopia including Borana zone where the majority of the farmers are Agro-pastoralist and produce the crop mainly for home consumption. The area has potential to the production of common bean for food and nutrition security as well as export commodity. However, scarcity of varieties that fit to the environment is one of the major constraints of production. Therefore, this experiment was conducted to evaluate 36 common bean genotypes including seven released varieties to evaluate performance of genotypes for yield and agronomic traits. The field experiment was conducted in 2015 at two locations (Abaya and Yabello) and genotypes were planted in triple lattice design. Data were collected on yield and important agronomic traits. Analysis of variance computed for individual locations and combined analysis over locations revealed significant variations among genotypes for all traits. Moreover, 16.67% of the genotypes had mean grain yield greater than the best performing released variety across locations and the genotypes showed a grain yield as high as 3.25 tons ha-1. Based on results of this study it is recommended to test the high yielding and early maturing genotypes at many locations to develop preferred varieties across many locations.

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Combining ability analysis of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) genotypes for resistance to bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.), and grain yield and component traits

Euphytica ◽

10.1007/s10681-021-02833-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 217 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Wilson Nkhata ◽

Hussein Shimelis ◽

Rob Melis ◽

Rowland Chirwa ◽

Tenyson Mzengeza ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽

Grain Yield ◽

Common Bean ◽

Combining Ability ◽

Phaseolus Vulgaris L ◽

Combining Ability Analysis ◽

Component Traits ◽

Ophiomyia Spp ◽

Bean Fly

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Indigenous rhizobial strains SEMIA 4108 and SEMIA 4107 for common bean inoculation: A biotechnological tool for cleaner and more sustainable agriculture

Experimental Agriculture ◽

10.1017/s0014479721000041 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Bruno Britto Lisboa ◽

Thomas Müller Schmidt ◽

Arthur Henrique Ely Thomé ◽

Raul Antonio Sperotto ◽

Camila Gazolla Volpiano ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Common Bean ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Rhizobium Phaseoli ◽

Productivity Losses ◽

Bean Plants ◽

Rrna Sequencing ◽

Low Efficiency ◽

Type Strains ◽

Common Bean Plants

Summary Inoculation of symbiotic N2-fixing rhizobacteria (rhizobia) in legumes is an alternative to reduce synthetic N fertiliser input to crops. Even though common bean benefits from the biological N2 fixation carried out by native rhizobia isolates, the low efficiency of this process highlights the importance of screening new strains for plant inoculation. Two rhizobial strains (SEMIA 4108 and SEMIA 4107) previously showed great potential to improve the growth of common beans under greenhouse conditions. Thus, this study evaluated the growth and grain yield of common bean plants inoculated with those strains in field experiments. The rhizobial identification was performed by 16S rRNA sequencing and the phylogeny showed that SEMIA 4108 and SEMIA 4107 are closely related to Rhizobium phaseoli, within a clade containing other 18 Rhizobium spp. type strains. Common bean plants inoculated with SEMIA 4107 showed similar productivity to N-fertilised (N+) plants in the first experiment (2016/17) and higher productivity in the second experiment (2018/19). The development of inoculated plants was different from that observed for N+. Nonetheless, comparing inoculated treatments with N-fertilised control, no yield or productivity losses at the end of the growing process were detected. Our results showed that inoculation of the rhizobial isolates SEMIA 4108 and SEMIA 4107 improved the growth and grain yield of common bean plants. The observed agronomical performance confirms that both strains were effective and can sustain common bean growth without nitrogen fertilisation under the edaphoclimatic conditions of this study.

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Long-term liming improves soil fertility and soybean root growth, reflecting improvements in leaf gas exchange and grain yield

European Journal of Agronomy ◽

10.1016/j.eja.2021.126308 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 128 ◽

pp. 126308

Author(s):

João William Bossolani ◽

Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol ◽

José Roberto Portugal ◽

Luiz Gustavo Moretti ◽

Ariani Garcia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gas Exchange ◽

Root Growth ◽

Soil Fertility ◽

Grain Yield ◽

Leaf Gas Exchange ◽

Soybean Root

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Genetic gain in the breeding program of common beans at IAC from 1989 to 2007

Cropp Breeding and Applied Biotechnology ◽

10.1590/s1984-70332010000400007 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 329-336 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Alisson Fernando Chiorato ◽

Sérgio Augusto Morais Carbonell ◽

Roland Vencovsky ◽

Nelson da Silva Fonseca Júnior ◽

José Baldin Pinheiro

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Common Bean ◽

Genetic Gain ◽

Grain Quality ◽

The State ◽

Breeding Program ◽

Common Beans ◽

The Common ◽

The Mean ◽

Second Period

The goal of the present work was to evaluate the genetic gain obtained in grain yield for the common bean genotypes from 1989 until 2007, at the Instituto Agronômico de Campinas, in the state of São Paulo. Genetic gain has been separated into two research periods; the first, from 1989 to 1996, and the second, from 1997 to 2007. In the first period, a genetic gain of 1.07 % per year was obtained, whereas for the second period, the gain was zero. However, the mean yield of the evaluated lines was approximately 1000 kg ha-1 superior to the figures obtained in the first period. The main cause for the absence of genetic gain in the second period is that the focus of the breeding program was changed to grain quality. The individualized analysis of the genotypes with carioca grains in the second period indicated the lack of genetic gain during the investigated period.

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Effects of foliar fertilization of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, L.) during the seed-filling stage

Anais da Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz ◽

10.1590/s0071-12761977000100043 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 34 (0) ◽

pp. 551-563

Author(s):

A.M.L. Neptune ◽

T. Muraoka

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽

Grain Yield ◽

Common Bean ◽

Ammonium Nitrate ◽

Root System ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Foliar Spray ◽

Grain Filling ◽

Phaseolus Vulgaris L ◽

Filling Stage

An experiment was carried out with common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, L.) in a Red Yellow Latossol, sandy phase, in order to study the influence of foliar spraying of the Hanway nutrient solution (NPKS) at grain filling stage on: 1) grain yield; 2) the uptake of fertilizer and soil nitrogen by this crop through the root system and 3) the efficiency of utilization of the nitrogen in the foliar spray solution by the grain. The results of this experiment showed that the foliar application of the Hanway solution with ammonium nitrate at the pod filling period caused severe leaf burn and grain yield was inferior to that of the plants which received a soil application of this fertilizer at the same stage. These facts can be attributed to the presence of ammonium nitrate in the concentration used. The composition of final spray was: 114,28 Kg NH4NO3 + 43,11 Kg potassium poliphosphate + 12,44 Kg potassium sulphate per 500 litres. The uptake of nitrogen fertilizer through the root system and the efficiency of its utilization was greater than that through the leaves.

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PLANT DENSITY AND NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON COMMON BEAN NUTRITION AND YIELD

Revista Caatinga ◽

10.1590/1983-21252017v30n315rc ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 670-678 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

ROGÉRIO PERES SORATTO ◽

TIAGO ARANDA CATUCHI ◽

EMERSON DE FREITAS CORDOVA DE SOUZA ◽

JADER LUIS NANTES GARCIA

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Common Bean ◽

Nitrogen Fertilization ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Plant Density ◽

N Fertilization ◽

N Concentration ◽

Plant Densities ◽

N Rates ◽

Lower Plant

ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of plant densities and sidedressed nitrogen (N) rates on nutrition and productive performance of the common bean cultivars IPR 139 and Pérola. For each cultivar, a randomized complete block experimental design was used in a split-plot arrangement, with three replicates. Plots consisted of three plant densities (5, 7, and 9 plants ha-1) and subplots of five N rates (0, 30, 60, 120, and 180 kg ha-1). Aboveground dry matter, leaf macro- and micronutrient concentrations, yield components, grain yield, and protein concentration in grains were evaluated. Lower plant densities (5 and 7 plants m-1) increased aboveground dry matter production and the number of pods per plant and did not reduce grain yield. In the absence of N fertilization, reduction of plant density decreased N concentration in common bean leaves. Nitrogen fertilization linearly increased dry matter and leaf N concentration, mainly at lower plant densities. Regardless of plant density, the N supply linearly increased grain yield of cultivars IPR 139 and Pérola by 17.3 and 52.2%, respectively.

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