Research Article

Soil Amendments and Rotation Effects on Soybean and Maize Growths and Soil Chemical Changes in Northern Ghana

Table 2

Soybean growth and development as affected by inoculation and soil amendments in the northern savanna of Ghana.

TreatmentPlant height100 seeds
(cm)(g)

2013
Soybean31.911.50.34
Soybean + inoculants35.710.30.32
Soybean + inoculants + P, K41.210.80.39
Soybean + inoculants + fertisol40.911.80.36
Soybean + inoculants + P, K + fertisol40.211.50.36
Soybean + inoculants + N, P, K39.011.50.37
s.e.d3.80.500.04
C.V. (%)14.26.614.6
2015
Soybean39.89.70.20
Soybean + inoculants35.511.00.21
Soybean + inoculants + P, K42.511.20.21
Soybean + inoculants + fertisol48.011.00.21
Soybean + inoculants + P, K + fertisol48.810.80.21
Soybean + inoculants + N, P, K64.59.70.17
s.e.d.5.30.60.0
CV (%)11.37.59.3

= harvest index.