dc.contributor.author | Katulanda, Panchali | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-21T13:59:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-11-21T13:59:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-11-21 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14325 | |
dc.description.abstract | The objectives of this study were to examine the effects of starter N inputs and Bradyrhizobium inoculation on soybean symbiotic N fixation and grain yield under field and greenhouse conditions. The study was conducted in the Wellington and the Habitant dykelands in NS. The treatments consisted of 0, 1.5, 3 and 4.5 g/kg seed rates of inoculant and 0, 10, 20, and 30 kg/ha rates of N fertilizer. Under acidic soil conditions, the inoculated plants showed significant N fixation responses in the Wellington field while saline soil conditions suppressed N fixation in the Habitant field. The soybean grain yield showed an increasing trend with the inoculant rate 4.5 g/kg seed. The starter N fertilizer did not facilitate the soybean grain yield in the dykelands. Under controlled environment conditions, inoculant rate 3 g/kg seed alone produced the same amount of yield as 1.5 and 4.5 g/kg seed rates with N fertilizer. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Soybean | en_US |
dc.subject | Symbiotic N fixation | en_US |
dc.subject | N fertilizer | en_US |
dc.subject | Dykeland | en_US |
dc.title | SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION AND SEED DEVELOPMENT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED SOYBEAN IN RELATION TO BRADYRHIZOBIUM INOCULATION AND NITROGEN USE UNDER ACIDIC AND SALINE DYKELAND SOIL CONDITIONS | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2011-09-23 | |
dc.contributor.department | Nova Scotia Agricultural College | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Thomas Bouman | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Dian Patterson | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Derek Lynch | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Thomas Bouman | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Hong Li and Dr. Claude Caldwell | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |