Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research
 

Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research 

Vol. 6(5), pp. 291-298. June, 2018.

ISSN: 2360-7874 

 DOI: 10.14662/ARJASRD2018.028

Full Length Research

Evaluation of best performing indigenous Rhizobium inoculants for Chickpea (Cicer aritenium L.) production at Ginnir District, Bale Zone, Southeastern Ethiopia

Mulugeta Eshetu¹, Tilahun Chibsa¹, Negash Bedaso¹, Shure Soboka² and Chala Chimdessa¹

¹Sinana Agriculture Research Center (SARC), P.O. Box: 208, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia.

²Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Food Science Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

^*Corresponding author Mulugeta Eshetu, e-mail address: mulugeteshetu@gmail.com

^*Oromia Agricultural Research Institute , Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Soil Fertility Improvement and soil and Water Conservation Team, P. O. Box 208, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia.

Accepted 19 June 2018

Effectiveness of indigenous Rhizobium strains was selected and evaluated their ability for enhanced nodulation; grain yield and yield component of chickpea (Cicer aritenium L.) on farmers’ fields at Ebisa and Loboca, of Ginnir District. The experiment experiments were conducted for two consecutive crop-years at field condition from 2016 to 2017 during “Bona” cropping seasons. The seven treatments including control (without any fertilizer and inoculation), Inoculation of Strain 110, Strain 004 CP, Strain EAL29 with 36g/plot or 50kg/ha phosphorus were used. Experiment was laid out in a randomized complete-block (RCBD) design with three replications in which  each treatment were applied on a plot size of 3m x 2.4m =7m², the distance between blocks and within plots are 1.5 m.  Test crop chickpea (Ararti vertices) 48.8 g/plot or 65kg/ha, were used.  The results this studies indicated that yield and yield component of chickpea (Cicer ariеtinum L.) were significantly influenced by the application of rhizobium inoculation and phosphorus fertilizer. The results  show that significantly higher grain yield were obtained  under  Rhizobium inoculants combined with phosphorus fertilizer (  EAL29 + 50 kg ha^-1 DAP) over the control in  which recorded 51.61% higher grain yield (4.7 t ha⁻¹ ) as compared to control (3.1 t ha⁻¹ ). From the result of this studies it can be concluded that the effect and interaction of rhizobium, and phosphorus fertilizer (50kgha^-1 DAP) which contain 9kgha^-1 N as starter significantly increased yield of chickpea under for the study area.

Keywords: Rhizobium Inoculation; Chickpea; fertilizer DAP; Grain yield

How to cite this article: Eshetu M, Chibsa T, Bedasso N, Sebboka S, Chimdessa C (2018). Evaluation of best performing indigenous Rhizobium inoculants for Chickpea (Cicer aritenium L.) production at Ginnir District, Bale Zone, Southeastern Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 6(5): 291-298

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