Technical and economic viability of cowpea co-inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense and Bradyrhizobium spp. and nitrogen doses

ABSTRACT Biological nitrogen fixation efficiency can be increased by co-inoculation with Bradyrhizobium spp. and Azospirillum brasilense, allowing even greater uptake of water and nutrients, leading to higher yields and enabling the insertion of unusual crops, such as cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista brasileira de engenharia agrícola e ambiental 2020-05, Vol.24 (5), p.304-311
Hauptverfasser: Galindo, Fernando S., Teixeira Filho, Marcelo C. M., Silva, Edson C. da, Buzetti, Salatiér, Fernandes, Guilherme C., Rodrigues, Willian L.
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT Biological nitrogen fixation efficiency can be increased by co-inoculation with Bradyrhizobium spp. and Azospirillum brasilense, allowing even greater uptake of water and nutrients, leading to higher yields and enabling the insertion of unusual crops, such as cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.), in the agricultural production system in the Cerrado region of Brazil. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the technical and economic viability of cowpea in the Cerrado region, as a function of N doses and co-inoculation of seeds with Azospirillum brasilense and Bradyrhizobium. The study was carried out in a no-tillage system in Selvíria, MS, Brazil. The experimental design was a randomized block design, with four repetitions, arranged in a 3 x 5 factorial scheme, corresponding to three types of inoculation (without inoculation - control, with two strains of Bradyrhizobium spp. SEMIA 6462 and SEMIA 6463 - the conventional inoculation of cowpea, and these two strains of Bradyrhizobium spp. plus A. brasilense strains Ab-V5 and Ab-V6); and five N doses (0, 20, 40, 80 and 160 kg ha-1), as urea, applied as topdressing. The following evaluations were performed: grain yield, total operating cost, effective operating cost, gross revenue, operating profit, profitability index, equilibrium price and equilibrium yield. Co-inoculation with A. brasilense increases cowpea grain yield, which makes cowpea production in the Cerrado region of Brazil technically and economically viable, without the need to apply N fertilizers in topdressing. RESUMO A eficiência da fixação biológica de nitrogênio pode ser aumentada pela coinoculação com Azospirillum brasilense e Bradyrhizobium, propiciando maior absorção de água e nutrientes, refletindo em maiores produtividades e permitindo a inserção de culturas não usuais nos sistemas agrícolas na região de Cerrado, como o feijão-caupi (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.). Desta forma, o objetivo com este estudo foi avaliar a viabilidade técnica e econômica da produção de feijão-caupi em região de Cerrado, em função de doses de N e da coinoculação nas sementes com Azospirillum brasilense e Bradyrhizobium. O estudo foi desenvolvido em sistema plantio direto em Selvíria, MS. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados com quarto repetições, dispostos em esquema factorial 3 x 5, correspondendo a três tipos de inoculação (sem inoculação - testemunha, com duas estirpes de Bradyrhizobium spp., SEMIA 6462 e SEMIA 6463 - a inoculação convenciona
ISSN:1415-4366
1807-1929
1807-1929
DOI:10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v24n5p304-311