IJAER

International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research™

ISSN 2455-6939

Title:
THE IMPACT OF BIOFERTILIZERS AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS ON TWO GROUNDNUT CULTIVARS PRODUCTIVITY UNDER THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS OF SUDAN

Authors:
A. B. Elgazali, M. A. Hadad, A. M. Mirghani, M. D. Haron

Abstract:
Two groundnut cultivars treated with Rhizobium strain with two concentrations and isolated local Mycorrhiza fungi chosen for this study compared with chemical fertilizers. The strains were screened in pots at the College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology.The study was performed to investigate the effects of Rhizobium strains and isolated local Mycorrhizal fungi from sorghum rhizosphere on groundnut plant in terms of (plant height, top dry weight, colour rating, nodulation, yield and tissue content of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus). The performance of the combination between Mycorrhiza fungi and Rhizobium strain enhanced and developed the growth of groundnut plants. The performance of the Mycorrhiza fungi alone enhanced the groundnut plant on nutrient uptake and plant and over the inoculated plants and control. Rhizobium positively affected groundnut the plant growth traits and nutrient uptake; The performance of urea fertilizer enhanced the plant weight of groundnut M383 cultivar, also affected by the addition of Rhizobium bacteria as a single treatment and the Mycorrhiza fungi in all measurements. The Ahmadi cultivar was also affected by the treatment of Rhizobium bacteria in the yield, number and weight of root nodules.

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