Acta Amazonica (Jul 2017)

Agronomic efficiency of Rhizobium strains from the Amazon region in common bean

  • Cláudia de Oliveira Gonçalves NOGUEIRA,
  • Dâmiany Pádua OLIVEIRA,
  • Paulo Ademar Avelar FERREIRA,
  • João Paulo de Andrade Rezende PEREIRA,
  • Helson Mário Martins do VALE,
  • Messias José Bastos de ANDRADE,
  • Fatima Maria de Souza MOREIRA

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4392201603422
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 3
pp. 273 – 276

Abstract

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ABSTRACT To maximize the contribution of biological nitrogen fixation in common bean, it is necessary to use bacterial strains that are more adapted, competitive, and efficient in the symbiotic process. In this regard, the aim of this study was to evaluate the agronomic efficiency (AE) of three bacterial strains isolated from acid soils with high Al content from the Amazon region in an Argissolo Vermelho Distrófico típico soil (Typic Rhodustults - USDA Classification) from the municipality of Formiga, MG, Brazil. We compared their AE to that of the reference strain CIAT 899T and of two controls without inoculation (one without and another with 80 kg ha-1 of N-urea). The results indicated that inoculation with the strains UFLA 02-100 and UFLA 02-127 provides grain yield equivalent to inoculation with the reference strain and to the control with mineral N. Thus, both have potential for recommendation as inoculants for common bean.

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