Influence of Cross-Inoculation on Groundnut and Bambara Groundnut-<i>Rhizobium</i> Symbiosis: Contribution to Plant Growth and Yield in the Field at Sarh (Chad) and Ngaoundere (Cameroon) — Oak Academic Publishing
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Influence of Cross-Inoculation on Groundnut and Bambara Groundnut-<i>Rhizobium</i> Symbiosis: Contribution to Plant Growth and Yield in the Field at Sarh (Chad) and Ngaoundere (Cameroon)
Department of Biology and Geology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Sarh, Sarh, Chad
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Laboratory Research Laboratory on Natural Substances, University of N'Djamena, N'Djamena, Chad
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Department of Biology Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon
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Department of Biology Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon
1 Department of Biology and Geology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Sarh, Sarh, Chad
2 Laboratory Research Laboratory on Natural Substances, University of N'Djamena, N'Djamena, Chad
3 Department of Biology Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon
4 Department of Biology Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon
In the context of sustainable research aiming at improving seed yield and maintaining soil fertility, a study on cross-inoculation of groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea L.) and Bambara groundnut ( Vigna subterranean ( L. ) Verd.) with rhizobia strains from four crop legumes was carried out at Sarh (Chad) and Ngaoundere (Cameroon). The experiment was conducted in each site following a randomized complete block design with 6 treatments known as the control, and 5 cross-inoculation formulations (RA, RN, RS, RV and MR), each of which was replicated thrice. Results obtained show that cross-inoculation contributed to the improvement of growth (plant sizes and biomasses) of the two crop legumes, as well as their seed yield at harvest. The enhanced yield expressed in kg/ha varied from 9.83 % to 63.73% for groundnut and 72.71% for Bambara groundnut. These findings suggest that groundnut and Bambara groundnut do have a symbiotic affinity with rhizobia from other crop le gumes. Whereas Groundnut, Cowpea, Soybean, Bambara groundnut rhizobia (GR, CR, SR, BR) alone, and the fourth in a mixture (RM) could be used to help improving groundnut seed yields ; this mixture would not be indicated for intensive cultivation of Bambara groundnut later.
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