RESEARCH ARTICLE
Effects of Indigenous and Commercial Rhizobia on Growth and Nodulation of Soybean (Glycine max L) under Greenhouse Condition
Mulugeta Desta1, Ayele Akuma2, Metadel Minay3, Zekeria Yusuf1, *, Kassa Baye1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2023Volume: 17
E-location ID: e187407072302070
Publisher ID: e187407072302070
DOI: 10.2174/18740707-v17-230223-2022-17
Article History:
Received Date: 08/09/2022Revision Received Date: 19/01/2023
Acceptance Date: 25/01/2023
Electronic publication date: 06/03/2023
Collection year: 2023
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Abstract
Background:
Soybean (Glycine max L.) is the most vital grain legume crop rich in protein and oil. The inoculation of rhizobia with soybean plays a very important role in increasing soil fertility via its contribution to biological nitrogen fixation.
Objective:
This study focuses on the evaluation of indigenous and commercial rhizobia on soybean nodulation and growth parameters.
Methodology:
Soil samples were collected from five districts for nodule trapping. The rhizobia were isolated using ‘plant induction following the standard procedures. The greenhouse experiments were arranged in a completed randomized design with three replications and two control units. The data were collected for plant height, nodule number, nodule dry weight, shoot dry weight, root length; root dry weight, total nitrogen and nitrogen-content.
Results:
The entire isolates were found gram-negative, without absorbing congo-red and did not grow on peptone glucose agar media. Slow grower isolates turned bromothymol blue with yeast extract mannitol agar medium into a moderately deep blue color but fast grower changed to yellow color. All isolates were tested on the sand induced nodule and were significantly superior to the negative control in terms of plant height, shoot dry weight, and nodule dry weight. The shoot dry weight of soybean rhizobial isolates on the sterilized sand experiment was ranging from 1.6 to 2.2g per plant and it was a highly significant correlation to the nodule number, nodule dry weight and root dry weight.
Conclusion:
The indigenous isolates were highly competent to all commercial rhizobia. This study encourages further evaluation of the field and molecular characteristics.
