%0 Journal Article
%T Effects of Green Manure and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Growth, Yield and Yield Components of Soybean (<i>Glycine max</i> (L.) Merr.) in the Mount Cameroon Region
%A Enow Andrew Egbe
%A Nkeutcha Marietta Solange Soupi
%A Miranda Egbe Awo
%A George Ayamba Besong
%J American Journal of Plant Sciences
%P 702-721
%@ 2158-2750
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajps.2022.135047
%X This study evaluates the effects of green manure, inorganic
fertilizers and their combinations on the growth and yield of soybeans in the Mount
Cameroon Region. The experiment involved 10 treatments which include, 5</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Mg/ha green manure, 180</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Kg</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">P/ha triple superphosphate fertilizer (P),</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">180</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Kg/ha <span>NPK</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">(20:10:10), 2</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Mg/ha green manure + 90</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">kg P/ha,
3 Mg/ha green manure</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> + 90</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">kg P/ha, 5 Mg/ha green manure + 90</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Kg P, 2 Mg/ha green manure + 90</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">kg NPK/ha, 3 Mg/ha green manure
+ 90</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">kg NPK/ha,
5 Mg/ha green manure + 90</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">kg NPK and
a control. Plant growth characters were assessed every 14</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">days for a period of 70</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">days for the late (August) and
early (March) planting seasons. The results indicated that plants supplied with 5</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Mg/ha green manure had the highest plant heights of 60.7</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">cm, and this was significantly different from the
control which had the least height (52.76 cm). Stem collar diameter was significantly
(</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">p </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">&lt;</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">0.001) increased with
%K Green Manure
%K Inorganic Fertilizer
%K Flowering Period
%K Pod Formation
%K Yield
%K Soybeans
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=117616