Nodulation Potential of Annual Sweet Lupins (Lupinus spp. L.) and its Effect on Soil Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Acidic Soils of Western Amhara, Ethiopia

In Ethiopia livestock feed shortage and soil acidity are serious problems. In recent years sweet lupins (white and blue species) were introduced as multipurpose crops in the country. However, there is no information about their nodulation potential. This study was conducted to evaluate nodulation po...

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Main Authors: Likawent Yeheyis, Tesfaye Feyisa, Wondmeneh Mekonnen, Matthew Nelson, David Mcnaughton, Zelalem Yadelew, Heather Sanders
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Published: Hasan Eleroğlu 2023-08-01
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author Likawent Yeheyis
Tesfaye Feyisa
Wondmeneh Mekonnen
Matthew Nelson
David Mcnaughton
Zelalem Yadelew
Heather Sanders
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Heather Sanders
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description In Ethiopia livestock feed shortage and soil acidity are serious problems. In recent years sweet lupins (white and blue species) were introduced as multipurpose crops in the country. However, there is no information about their nodulation potential. This study was conducted to evaluate nodulation potential of these sweet lupins and their effect on nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) content of the soil. Seven lupin varieties were evaluated using factorial arrangement (seven varieties * two inoculations) in a randomized complete block design in two locations for two years. The result showed that effect of inoculation and location was not significant (P > 0.05) on biomass, seed, nodule number and soil parameters. While the effect of variety was significant (P < 0.05) on nodule parameters. Its effect on dry biomass and seed yields was also significant in either of the years. Variety and year had no effect on soil N and P contents. In the first year, blue sweet lupin entries had the highest nodule number per plant, 222 nodules.  In the second year similar nodulation performance was observed among species and varieties. Soil N and P were not affected by varieties and inoculation. In addition to their yield advantage, compared to the sweet white entries, blue sweet lupin varieties had high potential in nodulation. Therefore, these introduced sweet blue lupins can be used as multipurpose crops in acidic soils of Ethiopia.
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spelling doaj-art-0581dbda184e40ccb43a33a3128ea5a62025-08-20T01:59:30ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2023-08-011181394140010.24925/turjaf.v11i8.1394-1400.61434844Nodulation Potential of Annual Sweet Lupins (Lupinus spp. L.) and its Effect on Soil Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Acidic Soils of Western Amhara, EthiopiaLikawent Yeheyis0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-7024Tesfaye Feyisa1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0547-163XWondmeneh Mekonnen2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9214-0681Matthew Nelson3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6766-4117David Mcnaughton4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1842-5077Zelalem Yadelew5https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0941-4442Heather Sanders6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5729-5979Amhara Agricultural Research Institute, P.O.Box, 527, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaAmhara Agricultural Research Institute, P.O.Box, 527, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaAmhara Agricultural Research Institute, P.O.Box, 527, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaCSIRO, Perth, WA, Australia Soya UK Ltd, Longways house, Burnetts Lane, Southampton, SO30 2HH, UKAmhara Agricultural Research Institute, P.O.Box, 527, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaSecure Harvests Ltd, 17 Winsley Road, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1QS, UKIn Ethiopia livestock feed shortage and soil acidity are serious problems. In recent years sweet lupins (white and blue species) were introduced as multipurpose crops in the country. However, there is no information about their nodulation potential. This study was conducted to evaluate nodulation potential of these sweet lupins and their effect on nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) content of the soil. Seven lupin varieties were evaluated using factorial arrangement (seven varieties * two inoculations) in a randomized complete block design in two locations for two years. The result showed that effect of inoculation and location was not significant (P > 0.05) on biomass, seed, nodule number and soil parameters. While the effect of variety was significant (P < 0.05) on nodule parameters. Its effect on dry biomass and seed yields was also significant in either of the years. Variety and year had no effect on soil N and P contents. In the first year, blue sweet lupin entries had the highest nodule number per plant, 222 nodules.  In the second year similar nodulation performance was observed among species and varieties. Soil N and P were not affected by varieties and inoculation. In addition to their yield advantage, compared to the sweet white entries, blue sweet lupin varieties had high potential in nodulation. Therefore, these introduced sweet blue lupins can be used as multipurpose crops in acidic soils of Ethiopia.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/6143acidic soillupin varietiesnitrogennodulationphosphorus and sweet lupin
spellingShingle Likawent Yeheyis
Tesfaye Feyisa
Wondmeneh Mekonnen
Matthew Nelson
David Mcnaughton
Zelalem Yadelew
Heather Sanders
Nodulation Potential of Annual Sweet Lupins (Lupinus spp. L.) and its Effect on Soil Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Acidic Soils of Western Amhara, Ethiopia
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
acidic soil
lupin varieties
nitrogen
nodulation
phosphorus and sweet lupin
title Nodulation Potential of Annual Sweet Lupins (Lupinus spp. L.) and its Effect on Soil Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Acidic Soils of Western Amhara, Ethiopia
title_full Nodulation Potential of Annual Sweet Lupins (Lupinus spp. L.) and its Effect on Soil Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Acidic Soils of Western Amhara, Ethiopia
title_fullStr Nodulation Potential of Annual Sweet Lupins (Lupinus spp. L.) and its Effect on Soil Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Acidic Soils of Western Amhara, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Nodulation Potential of Annual Sweet Lupins (Lupinus spp. L.) and its Effect on Soil Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Acidic Soils of Western Amhara, Ethiopia
title_short Nodulation Potential of Annual Sweet Lupins (Lupinus spp. L.) and its Effect on Soil Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Acidic Soils of Western Amhara, Ethiopia
title_sort nodulation potential of annual sweet lupins lupinus spp l and its effect on soil nitrogen and phosphorus in acidic soils of western amhara ethiopia
topic acidic soil
lupin varieties
nitrogen
nodulation
phosphorus and sweet lupin
url http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/6143
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