The evaluation of Rhizobium leguminosarum strains effectiveness in field beans (Vicia faba L.) at different soil microbiological activity
2009
Ansevica, A., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Alsina, I., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Steinberga, V., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia)
The inoculation of the legume seed material with active nitrogen fixing bacteria strains before sowing has a significant role for the increase of the legume yield. Inoculation can improve crop yields in cases where appropriate rhizobia are not present in the soil or the soil contains a significant proportion of non-nodulating or ineffective nitrogen-fixing strains. The aim of the investigation was to detect the effectiveness of Rhizobium leguminosarum strains in field beans at different soil microbiological activity. The experiment was conducted at the Institute of Soil and Plant Sciences of the Faculty of Agriculture of the Latvian University of Agriculture from the 5th of June till the 17th of October 2008. The field bean (Vicia faba. L) cultivars - 'Ada', 'Lielplatones', Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. vicia strains No. 110; 408; 501 and 2 types of soils (with different microbiological activity) were used in vegetation pot experiment. The highest shoot dry matter was observed in cultivars cultivated in soil with higher microbiological activity. The highest pod dry matter was observed in cultivars cultivated in soil with higher microbiological activity. The highest total nitrogen amount was in field beans cultivated in soil with lower microbiological activity. Rh. leguminosarum strain resistance to streptomycin decreases with the plants age, from anthesis forward in both soil types and both cultivars. The fingerprinting showed significant difference between Rh. leguminosarum strains.
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