Response of Vegetative and Fruitful Growth of Two Soybean Varieties [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] for Bio Fertilizer EM1 and Phosphorus Fertilizer

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the Response of Vegetative and Fruitful Growth of Two Soybean Varieties [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] to Bio Fertilizer EM1 and levels of Phosphate Fertilizer in a field experiment by using two concentrations of Biofertilizer EM1 (0 and 1.5 ml.L-1), four levels of phosphorus fertilizer (0, 40, 80 and 120 kg P2O5 ha-1) and two Soybean Varieties (Lee-74 and Senaia-2). The experiment conducted in two locations, the 1st at Department of Field Crops/Reasreches station/College of Agriculture and Forestry /Mosul University in Mosul City, while the 2nd was in Tuzkhurmatu City in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The results obtained can be summarized as follows: Biofertilizer EM1at concentrations of (1.5 ml.L-1), Phosphate fertilizer rate of 80 kg P2O5 ha-1 at Mosul location and 40 kg P2O5.ha-1 at Tuzkhurmatu location and Senaia-2 variety have Significantly the highest Number of Node/main stem, internode lenghth, plant height at full flowering, stem dry weight, Number of fruitful clusters/main stem, Number of fruitful clusters/branches, Number of fruitful clusters/plant, Number of pod/main stem, Number of pod/branches and pod lenghth.